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Gary Samore

Gary Samore is executive director for research at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School. From 2009 to 2013, he served as President Obama’s White House coordinator for weapons of mass destruction.


Articles by Gary Samore

Destruction of North Korea's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site. Photo credit: Voice of America

North Korean verification: Good enough for government work?

By Gary Samore | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons