James M. Acton

James M. Acton is a co-director of the Nnuclear Ppolicy Pprogram and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Stories by James M. Acton

A South Korean soldier stands under a display of North and South Korean missiles in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2002. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Korea’s Nuclear Nightmare Hasn’t Gone Away

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May 2, 2018, 12:23 PM

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Some Nuclear Ground Rules for Kim Jong Un

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August 16, 2017, 11:03 AM

Unidentified International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors (2nd-3rd L) and Iranian technicians disconnect the connections between the twin cascades for 20 percent uranium production at nuclear power plant of Natanz, some 300 kilometres south of Tehran on January, 20, 2014 as Iran halted production of 20 percent enriched uranium, marking the coming into force of an interim deal with world powers on its disputed nuclear programme. AFP PHOTO/IRNA/KAZEM GHANE (Photo credit should read KAZEM GHANE/AFP/Getty Images)

Iran Ain’t Gonna Sneak Out Under This Deal

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July 16, 2015, 10:10 AM

Photoillustration by FP

Target:?

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May 6, 2014, 10:43 PM

EPA/US AIR FORCE

The Arms Race Goes Hypersonic

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January 30, 2014, 10:42 PM

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