Expiry of nuclear weapons pact between U.S. and Russia risks new arms race

Jennifer Kavanagh, the director of military analysis at the think tank Defense Priorities, described Trump’s hopes of a “better deal” after New Start’s expiry as “wishful thinking”.

“If the administration thinks getting a new ‘better’ treaty after this one lapses will be easy, they are mistaken,” Kavanagh said. “An agreement with Russia is … likely a requirement to get China onboard with nuclear arms control. Trump may be the ultimate dealmaker, but in this case he would be better off hanging on to the agreement he has a little longer before trying to get a better one.”

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Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis

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