Nuclear Arms Pact Collapse: Who Gains as U.S. and Russia Play for Time?

The expiration of the New START treaty marks a dangerous turning point in nuclear arms control—one that Washington must confront with clear-eyed resolve. For over fifty years, nuclear arms agreements between the U.S. and Russia have served as critical guardrails against unchecked proliferation. Now, with the last remaining pact terminated as of Thursday, the world faces an absence of restraints on the planet’s two largest atomic arsenals. Why Has America Allowed This Security Vacuum? Negotiators from Russia and the United States recently met in Abu Dhabi amid ongoing Ukraine peace talks, agreeing on the urgency to initiate new arms control...