Policy & Ethicsarms controlnuclear weaponsdoomsday clockproliferation
US and Russia Let Arms Control Expire
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Tomdispatch opinion warns that the last major U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty, New START, expired on February 5, 2024, without replacement, while the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight. The piece links rising nuclear spending, climate change, AI risks, and autocratic nationalism to growing proliferation dangers and urges renewed international arms-control efforts.
Key Points
- 1Reports note New START expired on February 5, ending formal US-Russia verifiable arms constraints
- 2Highlights Bulletin's Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds, noting AI, climate, and autocracy raise global catastrophe risk
- 3Warns policymakers to revive arms-control frameworks and pursue multilayered diplomacy to prevent nuclear proliferation
Scoring Rationale
Timely, credible coverage of treaty expiry and escalating nuclear risks; limited by opinionated framing and absence of novel policy solutions.
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