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East Asia Science and Security (EASS) Project
The East Asia Science and Security project is a Nautilus Institute program designed to expand and deepen the role of scientists and technical experts of all kinds in the effort to address security issues and avoid WMD nuclear next-use. Scientists and technical experts can provide essential and timely advice to policy-making institutions and to individual decision-makers that is expert and objective, albeit always contested. The EASS project brings together independent and credible scientific and technical experts in Japan, South Korea, and China to provide realistic policy recommendations on issues such as export controls, climate change, the DPRK nuclear issue, spent fuel reprocessing, and others.
Key Research:
The DPRK Nuclear Issue:
David VON HIPPEL and Peter HAYES, “Fueling DPRK Energy Futures and Energy Security: 2005 Energy Balance, Engagement Options, and Future Paths”, June 2007.
Energy Security
David VON HIPPEL, “Growth in Energy Needs in Northeast Asia: Projections, Consequences, and Opportunities”, May 2008
Nuclear Reprocessing:
KANG Jungmin, "Potential Regional Nuclear Spent Fuel Management and Regional Uranium Enrichment/Reprocessing Paths for Asia", November 2007.
Workshops and reports from the EASS project are available online at:
Other resources include:
This project is part of the Nautilus Institute’s East Asia Initiative.
The EASS Project is supported by the John D and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the New Land Foundation, and the Ploughshares Fund.
To request further information, comment on this document, or to ask a question about the Nautilus Institute’s East Asia Science and Security Project please e-mail: Scott@nautilus.org