To close out (for now…) our three part series on New START and its pending expiration, Rebeccah Heinrichs and Frank Miller join Vipin, Austin, and I to explain why they think the United States should let the agreement expire without a continuation of the central numerical limits, as Russia has proposed. Our conversation touched upon Russia’s behavior in implementing the treaty, compliance record, the relevance of New START-like limits given the dilemmas facing the United States, the study of nuclear weapons policy and deterrence and the role arms control plays in this domain, and advice for new students and professionals looking to contribute to the field.

As always, please feel free to leave us comments and questions and we’ll look to address them in an upcoming podcast.

Background reading:

Frank Miller and Eric Edelman, “No New START: Renewing the U.S.-Russian Deal Won’t Solve Today’s Nuclear Dilemmas.” Foreign Affairs.

Frank Miller and Eric Edelman, “Time to End the Last U.S.-Russia Nuclear Treaty.” The Bulwark.

Rebeccah Heinrichs, “New Start and Trump’s Nuclear Test.” WSJ.

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