Treaty Be Damned, America Has Actually ADDED Nukes -- David Axe, War Is Boring
Temporary atomic boost belies delayed disarmament.
Two years ago, the U.S. and Russia signed a new treaty meant to reduce both countries’ nuclear arsenals—an historic move signalling the continuing relaxing of decades-old tensions between the two powers.
But in surprising and temporary development, America has actually increased its atomic holdings in the past six months. Russia, by contrast, shed nukes over the same period.
That disparity, however fleeting, is a big problem.
Formally known as “Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms”—or “New START,” for short—the treaty is supposed to see America and Russia reduce their atomic arms to no more than 1,550 warheads apiece on 700 deployed launchers by 2018.
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