Nuclear weapons: US Russia nuke pact won't fix emerging arms threats
27 Jan, 2021 08:01 PM
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The United States and Russia have agreed to extend New START, an arms control treaty on nuclear weapons, by five years. Photo / AP
The United States and Russia have agreed to extend New START, an arms control treaty on nuclear weapons, by five years. Photo / AP
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By: Robert Burnsap
The Biden administration was quick to breathe new life into the last remaining treaty limiting US and Russian nuclear weapons. The going will be slower when it turns to other arms control problems that are either festering or emerging as potential triggers of an international arms race.