So far, Russian officials said, there has been no response from Washington on a proposal by #Putin to extend the limits of the treaty beyond expiry.
Arms control supporters in Moscow & Washington say the expiry of the treaty would not only remove limits on #warheads but also damage confidence, trust & the ability to verify #nuclear intentions.
Matt Korda, associate director for the #Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, said that if there were no agreement to extend the treaty's key provisions, neither #Russia nor the #UnitedStates would be constrained if they wanted to add yet more #warheads.
"Without the treaty, each side will be free to upload hundreds of additional warheads onto their deployed missiles & heavy bombers, roughly doubling the sizes of their currently deployed arsenals in the most maximalist scenario," he said.
#Trump has given different signals on arms control. He said last month that if the treaty expired, he would reach a “better” agreement [whatever that means. He said he’d come up with a better health plan than the ACA too].
So far, Russian officials said, there has been no response from Washington on a proposal by #Putin to extend the limits of the treaty beyond expiry.
Arms control supporters in Moscow & Washington say the expiry of the treaty would not only remove limits on #warheads but also damage confidence, trust & the ability to verify #nuclear intentions.
"I issue an urgent appeal not to let this instrument lapse," the first U.S.-born pope said at his weekly audience. "It is more urgent than ever to replace the logic of fear and distrust with a shared ethic, capable of guiding choices toward the common good."
Matt Korda, associate director for the #Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, said that if there were no agreement to extend the treaty's key provisions, neither #Russia nor the #UnitedStates would be constrained if they wanted to add yet more #warheads.
