ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John Carl Baker

John Carl Baker is a senior program officer at Ploughshares Fund, where he manages the foundation's portfolio of North Korea-related grants. His writing has appeared in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, New Republic, Defense One and elsewhere.

The US hasn’t been a responsible nuke power. But it can help North Korea be one.

Trump showed nuclear weapons are inherently dangerous for any state to possess, underlining shared risks and interests

John Carl BakerAugust 31, 2022

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John Carl Baker

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The US hasn’t been a responsible nuke power. But it can help North Korea be one.

LATEST ANALYSIS