Negotiating Nuclear Arms Control with North Korea: Why and How?

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Negotiating Nuclear Arms Control with North Korea: Why and How?

The consolidation of nuclear and missile capabilities by North Korea points to the need for a new strategy to mitigate the potential for conflict: to pursue progress toward peace and denuclearization simultaneously.

By Toby Dalton

Published on Mar 1, 2021

Korean Journal of Defense Analysis

About the Author

Toby Dalton

Senior Fellow and Co-director, Nuclear Policy Program

Toby Dalton is a senior fellow and co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment. An expert on nonproliferation and nuclear energy, his work addresses regional security challenges and the evolution of the global nuclear order.

Recent Work

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