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Death of New START heralds "a world with more nuclear risk"

Tomorrow, the world lurches toward an age of international uncertainty and increased nuclear-weapons spending. New START is expiring.

Why it matters: The treaty capped and encouraged inspections of the deployed nuclear arsenals of the U.S. and Russia — Cold War rivals with shared animosity and some 85% of the world's warheads.


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