Study on DPRK's nuclear program and UNSC's sanctions in relation to JCPOA

Shimizu, Ryo ; Suda, Kazunori ; Tazaki, Makiko ; Tamai, Hiroshi ; Kitade, Yuta 

In order to deal with Iran's and DPRK's ambitious nuclear programs, the international community has made various efforts, including negotiation within a multilateral framework and UNSC's economic sanctions. As to Iran's nuclear program, EU3+3 successfully reached a JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) in July 2015 by lifting sanctions as well as limiting Iran's nuclear capacity. On the other hand, the international community has not been successful so far in discouraging DPRK from conducting nuclear and missile tests. Six-Party Talks is still suspended. In this report, various aspects of Iran's and DPRK's nuclear programs are to be precisely delineated, and then discussed in order to develop possible measures against DPRK's nuclear program, together with potential effects on the countries concerned when implementing such measures.