It is almost inconceivable that the United States and Russia will conclude a new treaty in the remaining three years of New START’s life.
After a quarter-century monopoly on such capabilities, the United States finds itself essentially in the same predicament that the Russians or Chinese have faced since the end of the Cold War.
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty seems to be dying and no replacement is in sight.
The proposed congressional action risks opening a Pandora’s Box of issues that are far more fundamental than the INF Treaty.
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The disappearance of US superiority in non-nuclear capabilities should be the impetus for a return to traditional arms-control in US-Russia relations.
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