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Tag: Treaties
Are We Headed for Another Expensive Nuclear Arms Race? Could Be.
With the I.N.F. treaty gone, doubts about the New START accord and talk of American missile deployments in Asia, a new arms race seems inevitable.
Pentagon Chief in Favor of Deploying U.S. Missiles to Asia
Mark Esper, on his way to Australia, said he would like to see the deployment in “months” of arms once limited by a treaty.
End of Missile Treaty Leaves a Major Vacuum in NATO Defense
NATO supports Washington in blaming Russia for the end of the ban on land-based intermediate-range missiles, but the alliance has no easy response.
U.S. Ends Cold War Missile Treaty, With Aim of Countering China
Trump administration officials say that the treaty tied their hands on China and that Russia was not complying with it, but its demise raised fears of a new arms race.
Should Neil Armstrong’s Bootprints Be on the Moon Forever?
With renewed interest in the moon, some say it’s time to consider whether, and how, to preserve humanity’s lunar heritage.
NATO Considers Missile Defense Upgrade, Risking Further Tensions With Russia
Some alliance officials think the move is needed to counter Russia’s new cruise missiles, but it could be “a point of no return with the Russians,” one expert said.
After Duterte’s Threats Over Tons of Old Trash, Canada Says It’s Working on It
President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines said he was ready to “declare war” with Canada over hundreds of tons of waste shipped to his country over five years ago.
This Songbird Is Nearly Extinct in the Wild. An International Treaty Could Help Save It — but Won’t.
Over a quarter of the species threatened by commercial trade are not protected by Cites, the global agreement intended to save them.
Philippine Official, Fearing War With China, Seeks Review of U.S. Treaty
The remarks came just days after the American secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, assured President Rodrigo Duterte of Washington’s support in the South China Sea.