Dr. Daniel A. Pinkston

Center for Nonproliferation Studies/Monterey Institute of International Studies

Dr. Daniel A. Pinkston is the Director of The East Asia Nonproliferation Project at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, California. He has a doctorate in international affairs from the University of California, San Diego, and a master's degree in Korean studies from Yonsei University in Seoul. Dr. Pinkston recently directed the research and production of the North Korea Country Profile for the Nuclear Threat Initiative. This profile is the most comprehensive open-source overview and assessment of North Korea’s programs to develop weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles. He has written on Korean political economy and security issues, and is now writing a book on the political economy of Korean missile development. Dr. Pinkston also served as a Korean linguist in the U.S. Air Force, and he has extensive experience in Korean-to-English translation.