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At last: “U.S. Plans New Arms Talks Aimed At Limiting Russian, Chinese and U.S. Nuclear Warheads “

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In the Wall Street Journal –

Trump seeks Russia’s help in bringing China into three-way arms control deal

President Trump’s new arms control negotiator is planning to meet with his Russian counterpart soon to discuss a new U.S. proposal for a far-reaching accord to limit all Russian, Chinese and U.S. nuclear warheads, U.S. officials disclosed Thursday.

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They will bring together Marshall Billingslea, who took up his post last month as Mr. Trump’s senior envoy on arms control, and Sergei Ryabkov, the deputy Russian foreign minister.

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“We have agreed that as soon as possible, taking into account the COVID virus, we will get together to begin negotiations,” a senior Trump administration official said.

The new U.S. proposal is far more ambitious than the 2010 New START accord. U.S. officials said that is necessary because of the projected growth in the Chinese and Russian nuclear arsenals.

But critics warn the Trump administration strategy amounts to an overreach—and could lead to a deadlock that will undermine the existing arms control framework, which has already begun to fray.

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One response to “At last: “U.S. Plans New Arms Talks Aimed At Limiting Russian, Chinese and U.S. Nuclear Warheads “”

  1. NW 332 Avatar
    NW 332

    Meanwhile the President has said that he is withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty with Russia with an eye on withdrawing from the START treaty as well. He has already withdrawn from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia.

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