James M. Acton

Jessica T. Mathews Chair
Co-director
Nuclear Policy Program
Acton holds the Jessica T. Mathews Chair and is co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Education

PhD, Theoretical Physics, Cambridge University

Languages
  • English
Contact Information

Latest Analysis

    • Commentary

    Nuclear Defiance out of North Korea

    • February 12, 2013

    An evaluation of North Korea’s third nuclear test and its developing nuclear capability.

    • Commentary

    Reclaiming Strategic Stability

    • February 05, 2013
    • Strategic Studies Institute

    Since the term "strategic stability" first entered the nuclear lexicon, there have been calls to redefine it.

    • Commentary

    North Korea’s Latest Threat

    An assessment of the technological reasons why North Korea may soon conduct another nuclear test.

    • Research

    The Dragon Dance: U.S.-China Security Cooperation

    China’s nuclear modernization concerns the United States and its Asian allies, but Washington has largely failed to engage Beijing effectively on nuclear strategy.

    • Commentary

    A Discussion With TEPCO About Carnegie's Fukushima Paper

    • October 22, 2012
    • October 22

    After the release of Carnegie's study, entitled "Why Fukushima Was Preventable," TEPCO responded to some of the claims made in the report.

    • Commentary

    Beyond Treaties: Immediate Steps to Reduce Nuclear Dangers

    The United States and Russia have reached an arms control impasse, and no new agreement is on the horizon. Concrete confidence-building measures could help build trust.

    • Commentary

    Transparency and Strategic Stability

    • June 21, 2012
    • Russia and the Dilemmas of Nuclear Disarmament

    In contemporary discussions about nuclear disarmament, few pause to ask why–and indeed whether–transparency is desirable.

    • Commentary

    Nuclear Weapons—Something We Can All Agree On

    • May 24, 2012
    • Hill

    The future of U.S. nuclear weapons is being hotly contested in Congressional debates over the budget. The result is serious uncertainty in defense planning, and that comes with a cost.

    • Commentary

    North Korea's Latest Threat

    • April 10, 2012

    North Korea plans to use long-range missile technology to launch a satellite later this month despite international condemnation. There are also troubling signs that the isolated country is preparing for a third nuclear test.

    • Commentary

    Bombs Away? Being Realistic About Deep Nuclear Reductions

    • March 19, 2012
    • Washington Quarterly

    Skeptics and supporters alike tend to ignore the practical realities of deep nuclear reductions. Nuclear-armed states will only agree to deep reductions if several demanding conditions are met.

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