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"The
New START treaty, the last remaining agreement constraining Russian and
US nuclear weapons, is due to lapse on February 4.
There are no negotiations to extend the terms of the treaty, either. As US
President Donald Trump said dismissively in a recent interview, “if it expires,
it expires”.
The importance of the
New START treaty is hard to overstate. As other nuclear
treaties have been abrogated in recent years, this was the only deal left with
notification, inspection, verification and treaty compliance mechanisms between
Russia and the US. Between them, they possess 87% of the world’s nuclear
weapons.
The demise of the treaty will bring a definitive and alarming end to nuclear
restraint between the two powers. It may very well accelerate the global
nuclear arms race, too."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
