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 on a global basis.
Gottemoeller warns about the risks of not extending the New START treaty.
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