The nuclear order established during the Cold War is under more stress than at any point since 1962, but efforts to negotiate with Beijing are unlikely to succeed anytime soon.
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China Is on Track to Become Nuclear Superpower, Ushering in New Age
China is on track to massively expand its nuclear arsenal, just as Russia suspends the last major arms control treaty. It augurs a new world in which Beijing, Moscow and Washington will likely be atomic peers.
Blinken Confronts Lavrov in First Meeting Since Ukraine War
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said he told Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, that Moscow must end its war against Ukraine and return to a nuclear arms control treaty.
What Putin’s Suspension of New START Treaty Means for Arms Control
Mutual inspections were interrupted by the pandemic, then by the war in Ukraine. But now New START, the last nuclear agreement between Russia and the United States, is dying, and arms control may be, too.
U.S. Says Russia Fails to Comply With START, a Nuclear Arms Treaty
The United States says Russia is not allowing American inspectors access to its arsenal to ensure compliance with the New START agreement, which the two nations renewed in 2021.
Russia Postpones Nuclear Arms Meeting, US Officials Say
The treaty, New START, calls for reciprocal inspections, but they have not been occurring, first because of the coronavirus pandemic, and now amid tensions over U.S. sanctions on Russia.
How Reagan and Bush Overcame Their Skepticism of Gorbachev
Mr. Gorbachev was charming and presented himself as a modernizer, but neither Ronald Reagan nor George Bush was convinced he was for real. They would both be proved wrong.
Putin’s Threats Highlight the Dangers of a New, Riskier Nuclear Era
After generations of stability in nuclear arms control, a warning to Russia from President Biden shows how old norms are eroding.
US Deflects Putin’s Nuclear Alert as Another Effort at Escalation
Both countries have various levels of alert, and it was unclear how Putin’s wording would be implemented by Russian nuclear forces.
U.S. and NATO Don’t Budge in Answering Russian Demands
Leaked replies to Moscow’s security demands reinforced the intractability of a crisis that threatens to lead to war.