The 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expires in one year. Unfortunately, President Trump’s attitude seems to reflect disinterest, if not antipathy. Last April he asked for a proposal to involve Russia and China and cover all nuclear arms, but it has yet to emerge. Neither Moscow nor Beijing has shown any real interest in the concept.
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Steven Pifer: Don’t let new START die
Then-US President Barack Obama (L) and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev exchange documents after signing the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in Prague on April 8, 2010.
