June 1, 2021
Why Joe Biden Needs to Go Big on Nuclear Arms Control
Determining whether trade-offs in some areas of military capability are worth both the stability they may create, the costs savings they may produce, and the benefits to alliance management that come with effectively negotiated agreements is a complicated task that mixes military and strategic considerations and, of course, domestic politics.
by Richard Burt Jon Wolfsthal
Joe Biden’s first meeting as president with Vladimir Putin lies just around the corner. While not surrounded with the drama of United States-Russian symmetry during the Cold War era, the timing of the Biden-Putin encounter on June 16 appears especially fortuitous for both as Washington and Moscow stand on the brink of a new and unnecessary nuclear arms race. President Biden, it seems, recognizes this reality. In deciding in February to extend the 2010 New START Treaty—the last nuclear accord reached between Washington and Moscow—President Biden underlined the importance of seeking new strategic negotiations with Russia and China as well.
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-joe-biden-needs-go-big-nuclear-arms-control-186642
