Chicago Tribune (July 18)
“The nuclear arms control edifice that was built up over half a century is in danger of coming apart” as the Trump administration withdraws from the INF Treaty and does not seek to extend New START. “After more than 50 years of U.S.-Russian arms control negotiations and agreements, there is scope for thinking anew about how best to reduce nuclear dangers. But abandoning long-standing agreements and conditioning any new negotiations on including China are not the best way to do that.”
Tags: Agreements, Arms control, China, INF Treaty, Negotiations, New Start, Nuclear, Russia, Trump administration, U.S.
New York Times (December 23)
Congress overcame partisanship to make this lame duck session one of the most productive in memory. Successes included the New Start nuclear arms treaty with Russia that is designed to reduce nuclear stockpiles. All in all, things have shaped “up to be a remarkably successful legislative agenda for President Obama’s first two years.”