Brief prepared for the CNS-CENESS US-Russia Dialogue on Nuclear Issues in Moscow.
The US debates a greater reliance on nuclear weapons as Russia seems to decrease it.
Increasingly sophisticated Chinese and Russian technologies threaten the dominance of US technological innovation.
The era of traditional U.S.-Russian arms control appears to be ending.
A small but influential contingent of senior officials believes we should start testing again.
Russia’s catastrophic test of a nuclear-powered missile proves that a new global arms race will mean new nuclear accidents.
For arms control to survive, we must focus on what we need, not necessarily what we want.
CNS experts on fact-checking, background, and implications of the accusations.