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    Nuclear arms control: What happens when US and Russia let it lapse?

    Jun 01, 2020 4 minutes

    The world is sleepwalking toward a period free of nuclear arms control, as New START, the last remaining nuclear weapons treaty, is set to expire next February.

    This dark horizon has been approaching for quite a while, but the political will to avert it has collapsed. The Trump White House has spent its term withdrawing from arms control treaties – the latest being the Open Skies Treaty last month – and shows little interest in extending New START. And Russia has not been able to woo the U.S. back to the negotiating table, despite a desire to keep the process going.

    Now the biggest nuclear powers appear ready to plunge back into the strategic chaos that prevailed in the early 1960s, before the

    Arms control waningDivided intentionsNo choice but to come back to the table

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