Newsmap for the Armed Forces : Occupation Begins

Front: Text describes American advancement and control of Korean and Japanese cities after Japan's formal surrender on 1 Sept., United States time Map shows Japan and Korea. Photographs: Gen. MacArthur signs Japanese surrender terms on Battleship Missouri; Japanese foreign minister Shigemitsu signs at Tokyo Bay ceremony; Allied prisoners of war at Omori, Japan, hail their liberators. Back: Text and color illustrations show United States Marines' activities.
Date: September 10, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : Demobilization Program.

Front: Maps: Silhouette maps of Japan and Korea, U.S., and Germany and Austria help illustrate the distribution of men in the Army as of 1 July 1946. Back: Text and color illustrations show various shoulder insignia of United States Army combat divisions with a partial list of their combat locations (World War II).
Date: September 24, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : U.S. role in world affairs

Text describes U.S. role in world affairs and is keyed to map. Map projection is "designed to minimize distortions along the 40th parallel which runs approximately through Tokyo and Washington."
Date: December 17, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : Moscow conference decisions

Front: Text describes 5 Moscow conference decisions. Maps: Moscow conference decisions as reflected on the global map. Includes photograph of Ernest Bevin (Britain), V. M. Molotov (Russia) and James F. Byrnes (U.S.) Back: Reenlistment. List of reasons to reenlist. Charts of income and retirement income for enlisted classes.
Date: January 7, 1946
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress (open access)

Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress

Asian Pacific Americans have served in both houses of Congress representing California, Hawaii, Louisiana, Oregon, Virginia, American Samoa, and Guam. They have served in leadership positions, including committee and subcommittee chairmanships. This report presents information on Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, including party affiliations, length and dates of service, and committee assignments.
Date: February 1, 2010
Creator: Tong, Lorraine H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Non-Governmental Organizations’ Activities in North Korea (open access)

Non-Governmental Organizations’ Activities in North Korea

This report looks at the activities and effectiveness of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) - non-profit, charitable institutions - in the lives of ordinary North Koreans. The role of NGOs in North Korea may re-emerge as a congressional interest, as the Obama Administration has expressed interest in restarting humanitarian assistance to North Korea.
Date: March 25, 2011
Creator: Taylor, Mi Ae & Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations (open access)

Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations

This report describes the organizations controlling research and development (R&D) on nuclear weapons in several nations, and presents a brief history of the organizations controlling nuclear weapons R&D in the United States. It discusses whether these organizations are civilian or military, though in many nations the lines between civilian and military are blurred.
Date: February 28, 2011
Creator: Medalia, Jonathan; Belkin, Paul; Kan, Shirley A.; Kerr, Paul K.; Mix, Derek E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Assistance to North Korea (open access)

Foreign Assistance to North Korea

This report provides background and discusssion regarding United States aid in food, energy, and denuclearization to North Korea. Currently plans for new aid are on hold due to the North Korean rocket launch on April 13, 2012.
Date: April 2, 2014
Creator: Manyin, Mark E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Korea-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress (open access)

Korea-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress

This report outlines the various elements of the bilateral relations between both the U.S. and North Korea and the U.S. and South Korea, especially nuclear nonproliferation agreements, nuclear dismantlement policies, and U.S. military troop withdrawals from South Korea.
Date: July 25, 2008
Creator: Niksch, Larry A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations (open access)

Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations

This report describes the organizations controlling research and development (R&D) on nuclear weapons (i.e., nuclear explosive devices, as distinct from the bombers and missiles that carry them) in these nations, and presents a brief history of the organizations controlling nuclear weapons R&D in the United States. It discusses whether these organizations are civilian or military, though in many nations the lines between civilian and military are blurred.
Date: February 22, 2013
Creator: Medalia, Jonathan; Mix, Derek E.; Belkin, Paul; Nikitin, Mary Beth; Kan, Shirley A.; Zanotti, Jim et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korea: Back on the Terrorism List? (open access)

North Korea: Back on the Terrorism List?

This report describes the rationales for including North Korea on the terrorism list from 1987- 2008, for North Korea's delisting in 2008, and the debate in 2010 over whether to re-list North Korea. The major impact of a decision to return North Korea to the list would likely be symbolic, because removing North Korea from the list does not appear to have provided Pyongyang with direct, tangible benefits.
Date: June 29, 2010
Creator: Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korea: Back on the State Sponsors of Terrorism Lists? (open access)

North Korea: Back on the State Sponsors of Terrorism Lists?

This report discusses questions about North Korea's relationship with terrorists, state sponsors of terrorism, and terrorist attacks as well as the possible implications on re-designating North Korea in the list of sponsors of terrorism.
Date: January 21, 2015
Creator: Manyin, Mark E.; Chanlett-Avery, Emma; Rennack, Dianne E.; Rinehart, Ian E. & Rollins, John W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ballistic Missile Defense in the Asia-Pacific Region: Cooperation and Opposition (open access)

Ballistic Missile Defense in the Asia-Pacific Region: Cooperation and Opposition

This report presents background information and discusses potential issues for Congress relating to U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) efforts in the Asia-Pacific region. These efforts pose several potential policy, funding, and oversight issues for Congress. Decisions that Congress makes on these issues could affect U.S. defense funding requirements and military capabilities, and U.S. relations with countries in the Asia Pacific region, including China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, and Australia.
Date: April 3, 2015
Creator: Rinehart, Ian E.; Hildreth, Steven A. & Lawrence, Susan V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korea: Terrorism List Removal? (open access)

North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?

This report discusses the removal of North Korea's inclusion on the U.S. list of terrorism-supporting countries.
Date: July 10, 2008
Creator: Niksch, Larry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korean Crime-for-Profit Activities (open access)

North Korean Crime-for-Profit Activities

This report discusses the North Korean regime and its involvement in the production and trafficking of illicit drugs, counterfeit currency, cigarettes, and pharmaceuticals.
Date: August 25, 2008
Creator: Wyler, Liana Sun & Nanto, Dick K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extending NASA’s Exemption from the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (open access)

Extending NASA’s Exemption from the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act

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Date: May 8, 2008
Creator: Behrens, Carl E. & Niktin, Mary Beth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Assistance to North Korea: Fact Sheet (open access)

U.S. Assistance to North Korea: Fact Sheet

This report summarizes U.S. aid to the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK, also known as North Korea).
Date: October 11, 2006
Creator: Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (open access)

Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

A report that discusses the security threat of North Korea with particular focus on nuclear weapons and technology.
Date: February 15, 2013
Creator: United States. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 45th ROK-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting October 2, 2013, Seoul (open access)

The 45th ROK-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting October 2, 2013, Seoul

A document about the commemoration of the Mutual Defense Treaty, the ROK-U.S. Alliance that was established in 1953. It successfully deterred North Korean aggression and provocation while playing an important role in the development of free democracy in the Republic of Korea.
Date: October 2, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Redeploying U.S. Nuclear Weapons to South Korea: Background and Implications in Brief (open access)

Redeploying U.S. Nuclear Weapons to South Korea: Background and Implications in Brief

This report provides background information on the deployment of nuclear weapon systems in South Korea in the past, explores the options that might be available for the redeployment of nuclear weapons to South Korea now to deter the North Korean threat, and discusses the potential implications of doing so for South Korea, North Korea, Japan, and the U.S.
Date: September 14, 2017
Creator: Woolf, Amy F. & Chanlett-Avery, Emma
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The North Korean Nuclear Challenge: Military Options and Issues for Congress (open access)

The North Korean Nuclear Challenge: Military Options and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the North Korean nuclear threat and possible military options the U.S. could use to reduce or eliminate the threat. The report begins with a brief overview of the situation, nuclear capabilities of North Korea, and effects military action would have on the region and its stability. Seven military related options are discussed along with possible issues of interest to Congress.
Date: October 27, 2017
Creator: McInnis, Kathleen J.; Feickert, Andrew; Manyin, Mark E.; Hildreth, Steven A.; Nikitin, Mary Beth D. & Chanlett-Avery, Emma
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Biology and Population Status of Marine Turtles in the North Pacific Ocean (open access)

The Biology and Population Status of Marine Turtles in the North Pacific Ocean

From objectives and scope of work: The objective of this report is to provide a comprehensive review of the biology and population status of sea turtles potentially subject to entanglement in North Pacific high-seas driftnet fisheries. The report will assist National Marine Fisheries Service efforts to assess the impacts of the driftnet fisheries on threatened and endangered sea turtle populations.
Date: September 1993
Creator: Eckert, Karen L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Negotiations with North Korea: In Brief (open access)

Nuclear Negotiations with North Korea: In Brief

This report summarizes past nuclear and missile negotiations between the United States and North Korea, also known by its formal name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and highlights some of the lessons and implications that can be drawn from these efforts.
Date: December 4, 2017
Creator: Nikitin, Mary Beth D.; Chanlett-Avery, Emma & Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Possible U.S. Policy Approaches to North Korea (open access)

Possible U.S. Policy Approaches to North Korea

This report describes President Trump's current policy toward North Korea and possible options for future U.S. policy. Options include diplomatic engagement, international and U.S. sanction increases, military strikes, destabilization of the North Korean government through intelligence activities and popular resentment, enhanced military cooperation with allies, and additional funding for preventing arms trading and related trade with North Korea.
Date: September 4, 2017
Creator: Chanlett-Avery, Emma & Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library