The treaty is a continuation of the international arms control and nonproliferation framework that the United States has worked hard to foster and strengthen for the last 50 years.
Gottemoeller emphasizes the treaty's role in arms control and nonproliferation.
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If Russia were to choose to violate the treaty's limits, it would not be able to achieve militarily significant advantage by cheating or breakout under New START.
I am concerned, frankly, if New START goes out of force or is seen as unlikely to be extended that this will deal a significant blow to this larger non-proliferation system that keeps an explosion of nuclear weapons States from occurring…
We are seeing new and enduring pressures on the nonproliferation regime, pressures that threaten global stability.
It will provide ongoing transparency and predictability regarding the world's two largest nuclear arsenals.