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Ankit Panda

Ankit Panda

Ankit Panda is the Stanton Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and editor-at-large at The Diplomat. Follow him on Twitter.

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New uranium plant brings North Korea closer to mass-producing nukes
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New uranium plant brings North Korea closer to mass-producing nukes

Reveal suggests DPRK is moving beyond building capacity, while signaling to Seoul it has a head start on enrichment

New uranium plant brings North Korea closer to mass-producing nukes
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda June 10, 2026
Why a North Korean nuclear warship could become a liability for the regime
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Why a North Korean nuclear warship could become a liability for the regime

North Korea’s nuclear warship claim looks far more like political signaling than credible capability

Why a North Korean nuclear warship could become a liability for the regime
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda March 12, 2026
Kim Jong Un’s new five-year weapons plan keeps nukes front and center
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Kim Jong Un’s new five-year weapons plan keeps nukes front and center

Counterspace goals create new risks as Party Congress pushes simultaneous development of nuclear and conventional forces

Kim Jong Un’s new five-year weapons plan keeps nukes front and center
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda March 2, 2026
What to make of the Hwasong-20, North Korea’s puzzling new nuclear missile
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What to make of the Hwasong-20, North Korea’s puzzling new nuclear missile

‘Most powerful’ ICBM shown at Oct. 10 parade subverted expectations that it’d be bigger than solid-fuel predecessor

What to make of the Hwasong-20, North Korea’s puzzling new nuclear missile
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda October 12, 2025
Why Trump’s Golden Dome could upset the ‘nuclear balance’ with North Korea
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Why Trump’s Golden Dome could upset the ‘nuclear balance’ with North Korea

DPRK alarm reflects fear US will neutralize its arsenal, potentially even pushing it to develop space-based nukes

Why Trump’s Golden Dome could upset the ‘nuclear balance’ with North Korea
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda June 3, 2025
North Korea pushes to perfect hypersonic tech with first missile launch of 2025
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North Korea pushes to perfect hypersonic tech with first missile launch of 2025

Test of composite materials and guidance systems offers new insights into Kim Jong Un’s ambitions for advanced weapons

North Korea pushes to perfect hypersonic tech with first missile launch of 2025
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda January 7, 2025
New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
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New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

Solid-fuel Hwasong-19 may be step toward multiple warhead missile, as DPRK seeks to compel US to drop disarmament goal

New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda November 1, 2024
North Korea leapfrogs toward multiple warhead missiles, raising stakes for US
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North Korea leapfrogs toward multiple warhead missiles, raising stakes for US

DPRK’s first MIRV test advances capability that could help defeat US defenses to carry out nuclear strikes at lower cost

North Korea leapfrogs toward multiple warhead missiles, raising stakes for US
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda June 28, 2024
Why state-of-the-art US missile defenses may not stop new North Korean threats
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Why state-of-the-art US missile defenses may not stop new North Korean threats

Washington is spending billions on more interceptors, but DPRK’s growing arsenal demands rethink of decades-old approach

Why state-of-the-art US missile defenses may not stop new North Korean threats
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda May 24, 2024
North Korea’s latest hypersonic missile underlines embrace of solid-fuel weapons
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North Korea’s latest hypersonic missile underlines embrace of solid-fuel weapons

Kim Jong Un boasted of solid-propellant arsenal after Hwasong-16B test, but total shift in missile force unlikely

North Korea’s latest hypersonic missile underlines embrace of solid-fuel weapons
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda April 4, 2024
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