
The Guardian: US and Russian nuclear arsenals set to be unchecked for first time since 1972
Arms control experts have signed a statement warning international constraints will expire in 2021 unless a new nuclear deal is reached.
The US and Russian nuclear arsenals could soon be unconstrained by any binding arms control agreements for the first time since 1972, triggering an expensive and dangerous new arms race, a group of former officials and experts from the US, Europe and Russia has warned.
In a statement to be published on Wednesday, the signatories point out that the 2010 New Start treaty limiting the deployed strategic warheads and delivery systems of the US and Russia, will expire in February 2021, unless urgent steps are taken to extend it.
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WNU Editor: Both countries cannot afford a nuclear arms race right now. I expect talks on these issues will start in 2019.