Duyeon Kim

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
dkim AT armscontrolcenter DOT org

Duyeon Kim is the Deputy Director of Nuclear Non-Proliferation at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation where her policy work focuses on nuclear non-proliferation, North Korea and nuclear security.

Prior to joining the Center, Kim was a career Diplomatic and Security journalist having served as the Foreign Ministry Correspondent and Unification Ministry Correspondent for South Korea’s Arirang TV based in Seoul. Her stories mainly covered North Korea’s nuclear programs, the Six Party Talks, inter-Korean relations, the Korea-US alliance, South Korean diplomacy, U.S. foreign policy and the United Nations. Kim has sat down with world leaders on countless occasions interviewing dignitaries including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN agency chiefs, former Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri and senior officials across the world. While working towards her master’s degree, Kim continued to file reports for Arirang TV from Washington, DC while freelancing for South Korea’s JoongAng SUNDAY and KBS’ 50-minute TV news special “Ssam” covering U.S. reaction to North Korean provocations.

As Deputy Director, Kim has written for major publications including the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and the World Politics Review. Kim was also interviewed on TV including CBS, BBC,South Korea's KBS, South Korea's Arirang TV and China's Xinhua News Agency while quoted in the Asia Times.

Kim holds an M.S. in Foreign Service concentrating in International Relations and Security from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a B.A. in English literature from Syracuse University.

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KIM IN THE NEWS

Duyeon Kim Quoted on the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Yonhap News and Korea Times

"HEU Minimization will be discussed at the next (nuclear security) summit... The summit agenda should also include the nuclear safety-security interface," said Duyeon Kim, Deputy Director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in Yonhap News (Korean Language) on September 28, 2011.

Duyeon Kim Quoted on Russia and the Six Party Talks in the Asia Times

"(Its role was significantly helpful at decisive moments behind the scenes) During the BDA case, Russia helped to transfer the released North Korean funds when other countries refused to do so," said Duyeon Kim, Deputy Director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in the Asia Times' February 11, 2011 edition.

Duyeon Kim Interviewed About the 2011 U.S.-China Summit on Arirang News

"It’s (joint statement) significant because the term 'uranium enrichment program' is specifically mentioned [but] the language has been left a bit ambiguous to reflect Beijing’s other position with the phrase 'claimed' uranium enrichment program," said Duyeon Kim, Deputy Director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in a TV interview by Arirang News on January 20, 2011. "The joint statement regarding North Korea was not ground-breaking... but it was still a positive outcome," Kim added

Duyeon Kim Interviewed About N. Korean Provocations on KBS, leading Korean broadcaster

"(Part of) North Korea's motivation for shelling (South Korea's) Yeonpyeong Island seems to be to elicit negotiations from the U.S. for a peace treaty (to replace the armistice)," says Duyeon Kim, Deputy Director of Nuclear Non-Proliferation at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in a TV interview by leading Korean broadcaster KBS on January 4, 2011.

Duyeon Kim Moderates "2011 Prospect of Global Issues" on Arirang TV

Duyeon Kim, Deputy Director of Nuclear Non-Proliferation at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, moderated a 60-minute TV panel discussion on South Korea's Arirang TV New Year's Special "2011 Prospect of Global Issues" among two Korean experts, America's VOA, China's CCTV and Germany's DW-TV.

Duyeon Kim Interviewed About 2011 Forecast for North Korea on Arirang News

"It's safe to say we cannot rule out more provocations both nuclear and military 2011)," said Duyeon Kim, Deputy Director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in a TV studio interview by Arirang News on January 1, 2011 Korea Standard Time in Seoul. "More nuclear tests would be a good indicator that North Korea is trying to miniaturize a nuclear warhead... and a plutonium nuclear test would be a good indicator that its uranium enrichment program is running smoothly," Kim added.

Duyeon Kim Interviewed About the latest North Korea's Attack on BBC

"It's inevitable that South Korea would want to take a tougher stance, would want to revise the rules of engagement," said Duyeon Kim, Deputy Director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in a TV interview by BBC on November 25, 2010. "We need to be careful of and avoid unintented consequences... [and] North Korea may try to use the West Sea to try and create a zone of conflict to elicit negotiations from the US for a peace treaty," Kim added.

Duyeon Kim Interviewed About the latest North Korea's Nuclear Development and Attack on Arirang News, Korean Broadcaster

"It's pretty clear North Korea wants to weaponize," said Duyeon Kim, Deputy Director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in a TV phone interview by South Korean media Arirang News on November 25, 2010. "Even though Seoul and Washington should respond resolutely [to North Korea's attack on South Korea] and even though military action short of war is the most sensible decision, we need to be careful of unintended consequences by all parties," Kim added.

Duyeon Kim Interviewed About the Latest North Korean Attack and Nuclear Developments on CBS News

"It's [North Korean attack] a clear violation of the Korean armistice, the UN Charter and a host of non-aggression agreements. Unlike past provocations in the West Sea, this time was much more serious and much more provocative because it directly attacked South Korean territory killing lives and injuring many more," said Duyeon Kim, Deputy Director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in a TV interview by CBS News on November 24, 2010.

Duyeon Kim Interviewed About the Hiroshima Bombing 65th Anniversary on Xinhua News

"Hiroshima and Nagasaki helped people understand the deadly nature of nuclear weapons... so the horrific effects on humanity that resulted from the nuclear bombings are a reminder that the world must work together towards a world free of nuclear weapons," said Duyeon Kim, Deputy Director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in a TV interview by Xinhua News Agency.