The Last Nuclear Arms Treaty Expires Today

[Dr Strangelove]

[Dr Strangelove]

No immediate nuclear war risk (1:22): The treaty was about limiting deployed warheads and providing inspections, not a peace treaty.
No immediate arms race (1:45): Russia lacks the financial resources to compete in an arms race.
Russia's interest (1:55): Russian officials have a better understanding of the issue than the Trump administration, and Russia cannot afford another arms race.
US nukes (2:18): The US is unlikely to increase its overall number of nukes, but more stored nukes might be deployed and aimed.
Why it matters (2:58): The expiration of the treaty undermines global nuclear arms control efforts. It removes the precedent for other countries, like China, to engage in nuclear arms control (3:11), and gives non-nuclear countries less reason not to pursue nuclear weapons (3:26).
Long-term implications (3:31): Nuclear arms are strategic and shape the future world. The Trump administration's attitude of "If it expires, it expires" (3:40) has made the US and the entire world less safe (3:56). This issue will need to be addressed by a future president (4:00).

[Dr Strangelove]

[Dr Strangelove]