Special report | New START’s end?
The clock is ticking for nuclear arms control
Avoidable Armageddon
TIME IS RUNNING out for the last remaining nuclear arms-control treaty between America and Russia. New START limits their arsenals of long-range nukes and allows intrusive mutual inspections. Without agreement to extend it, the treaty will expire on February 5th 2021.
This article appeared in the Special report section of the print edition under the headline “Avoidable Armageddon”
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