Will the INF Treaty’s demise kick-start a new arms race?

Following the U.S. withdrawal from the Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia, Frank Rose examines the Trump administration’s reasons for exiting the treaty, steps the U.S. should take to avoid escalating an arms race, and the need for any new arms control treaties to be responsive to the changing security environment in Europe and Asia.

Related material: 

• Event: The end of an era? The INF Treaty, New START, and the future of strategic stability
• Managing risk: Nuclear weapons in the new geopolitics
• What Ronald Reagan would tell President Trump about arms control

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