Nuclear proliferators, arms traffickers, spies and intrigue. Associate Fellow @Rusi_org. Visiting Research Fellow @KCL_CSSS & Fellow of @royalhistsoc.
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Mar 14, 2022 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
Pleased to share a new article - a deep dive on the North Koreans use of diplomats and embassy in East Berlin to illegally procure 86 US manufactured Hughes helicopters in the late 1980s 1/5 doi.org/10.1080/026845…
These aircraft -publicly revealed in a 2013 parade- appear still in service in DPRK & were a source of concern in the 1980s as ROK and US forces used the same model around the DMZ. The US and ROK worried these “look-a-likes” could be used to disrupt the 1988 Seoul Olympics 2/5
Oct 11, 2020 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
Well this looks wild! Documentary claims to expose North Korea trying to dodge sanctions bbc.com/news/world-asi…
The mole sits down for lunch with President of a North Korean arms factory in a basement restaurant near Pyongyang - and is allegedly offered various types of weapons systems including ballistic missiles - 5 SCUDs for $14mil
Oct 10, 2020 • 20 tweets • 11 min read
This year I'm leading a seminar on the "Armchair Investigation" #OSINT class at @KCL_CSSS@warstudies - I've asked students to bring interesting #OSINT stories to class. Here's a running collection: 1/2/ Using EXIF data to speculate about Trump's state of health
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