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Asia Pacific / Politics Oct 19, 2019

Chinese nuclear plans cloud prospects for new U.S.-Russia missile deal

by David Wainer

A key hurdle to extending a landmark nuclear treaty between the U.S. and Russia isn't Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin. It is China. The New START treaty, the last major arms control accord between the world's two nuclear superpowers, is set to expire in early ...

Asia Pacific / Politics Apr 11, 2019

Mike Pompeo wants China to join Russia in START nuclear treaty

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that China should join in the next START treaty on curbing nuclear warheads as Washington prepares for talks on an extension with Russia. The New START treaty, which caps the number of nuclear warheads well below Cold ...