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The New START Treaty has expired, China is quadrupling its nuclear arsenal, and the Trump administration has yet to prioritise arms control. Rose Gottemoeller, a former chief US negotiator of New START and ex-Deputy Secretary General of NATO, speaks with the Lowy Institute’s Sam Roggeveen about the growing risks of a three-way nuclear stand-off, what the wars in Ukraine and Iran reveal about the future of warfare, and why she will always be a believer in arms control agreements. More episodes of the Lowy Institute's podcasts are available on your favourite podcast apps, including Spotify, YouTube and Apple. Follow the Lowy Institute on our website, X, Instagram or LinkedIn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The clock is ticking on one of the world's last nuclear “safety nets” — and the stakes couldn't be higher. In this sobering and deeply insightful discussion, Prof Tilman Ruff unpacks the New START Treaty and what its potential expiration means for global security, stability, and humanity itself. We begin with the basics: what the New START Treaty actually is, explained in clear, accessible terms — and why it has served as the final major guardrail preventing unchecked nuclear expansion between the United States and Russia. But what happens when that guardrail disappears? Prof Ruff takes us into the immediate consequences of a post-treaty world — where inspections stop, transparency fades, and trust erodes. Without verification and data-sharing, uncertainty creeps in… and in the nuclear realm, uncertainty is dangerous fuel. The conversation then turns to the looming risk of a renewed nuclear arms race. How quickly could both powers scale up their arsenals? Faster than most people think. And with that comes a chilling reality: global security becomes more fragile by the day. We also explore one of the most under-discussed dangers — miscalculation. When communication breaks down and visibility disappears, the risk of misunderstanding or accidental escalation rises sharply. In a nuclear context, even a small error can have catastrophic consequences. Adding another layer of complexity is the role of China. Is it realistic to expect Beijing to join arms control agreements at this stage? Or has this insistence stalled progress altogether? Beyond geopolitics, Prof Ruff brings the focus back to people — the humanitarian and public health implications of renewed nuclear tension. The impact would not just be political or military; it would be environmental, medical, and deeply moral. Finally, we look ahead. Even without a formal treaty, what practical steps can still be taken to reduce risk? And why is the call for global nuclear disarmament more urgent now than ever before? This is not just a policy discussion — it's a wake-up call. Listen in.

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Australian Government playing multiple roles in US-Israeli attacks on IranProposed changes to Migration Act condemned by community, Senator ThorpeParliamentary inquiry into racism against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peopleVictorian prisoners spend over $12m on phone calls between 2021 and 2024 Tilman Ruff, co-founder of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), joined us to discuss Australia's entanglements with nuclear-armed states in light of the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran. Australia's military and intelligence relationships with the United States are a particular cause for alarm, especially under the AUKUS agreement and Five Eyes alliance. Tilman also spoke about international developments in nuclear agreements including the expiry of the New START Treaty between Russia and the US, and emphasised the urgent need for Australia to ratify the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons.// We played an excerpt of a speech by Agapi Pashos of the Greek Democritus Workers League from February 28th this year commemorating the third anniversary of the Tempi tragedy. Agapi spoke about the decades of austerity and endemic corruption that led to the death of 57 people in the 2023 head-on collision between a passenger and a freight train south of the Tempe Valley, and the diaspora's role in fighting for justice and systemic change in Greece.A public meeting has been called by the Greek Democritus Workers League to discuss the political crisis in Greece at Democritus House (583 High St, Northcote) on Saturday March 14th at 4PM. For more information, head to their Instagram page.// We played an excerpt of 3CR's Women on the Line program from March 17th, 2025, where host Kannagi spoke with regenerative farmer Avika about combating the climate crisis through regenerative farming, the role of women in sustainable farming, the links between corporate farming and patriarchal culture and the benefits of growing your own food. Avika is based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and is passionate about regenerating soil. She works with farmers across the country to make regenerative farming tools and techniques more accessible. Listen back to the full conversation here, and catch Women on the Line on 3CR 855AM on Mondays from 8.30-9.00AM.// Lucinda Thorpe from Digital Rights Watch joined us to continue the conversation about the Australian Government's relationships with US-based data analysis software company Palantir in light of exclusive reporting this week by Crikey on the contents of a contract that embeds Palantir staff within the Department of Defence. You can read Cam Wilson's article, 'Palantir embedding staff in Defence and mining Australian data under contract with Trump-aligned company' here.//

Le dernier traité de désarmement nucléaire entre les États-Unis et la Russie a expiré le 5 février. L'ONU s'inquiète d'une instabilité mondiale sans précédent majeur. Traduction: The final nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia expired on February 5. The UN warns of unprecedented global instability without binding limits. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

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Today we speak with Dr.Tilman Ruff about the end of the New START Treaty, that removes a significant nuclear restraint between Russia and the United States, which together possess 87% of the world's nuclear weapons. Under New START,  the United States and Russia were limited to deploy each a maximum of 1,550 strategic nuclear warheads and 700 nuclear weapon delivery systems.  They also complied with verification, notification, and on-site inspection mechanisms that reduced uncertainty and helped prevent miscalculation.  We discuss what the end of New START means for the world, the immediate impacts on this continent and the vital role of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at this time.To support the work of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons pushing for Australia to sign on the the TPNW visit the campaign page.

The nuclear umbrella has a few holes in it now a key treaty between Russia and the USA has expired. Some fear the end New START might trigger a nuclear weapons arms race between Trump and Putin. Could it also inspire the middle powers in Europe and Asia to follow suit? Kylie Morris and Latika Bourke (The Nightly) speak to former US State Department Official Joel Wit, who sat at the table for nuclear talks with North Korea and the Soviet Union, about why we shouldn't give up on non-proliferation, and where the US went wrong in their nuclear diplomacy.Guest: Joel Wit, distinguished fellow at the Stimson Centre and author of Fallout: The Inside Story of America's Failure to Disarm North Korea.Get in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.auFind all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Greg Mello, Executive Director of the Los Alamos Study Group joins us to discuss the expiration of the New Start treaty and the impact that expiration is going to have around the globe and right here in the US. We are in for difficult and dangerous times but Greg also wants us to look for any silver lining and thus he points several out.

PREVIEW: Peter Huessy joins the show to discuss the end of the New START treaty and the modernization of nuclear arsenals since 2011. Huessy highlights the disparity in battlefield nuclear capabilities, noting that while the US assumes its systems work without testing, Russia and China are actively testing to develop "battlefield nukes." He warns that in military war games, once nuclear weapons are introduced, "nothing holds," and conventional US superiority becomes irrelevant.1958

Listen to the article with analysis from the author:  The Kremlin said US and Russian officials agreed that talks to establish a new nuclear arms control agreement must begin as soon as possible. Last week, the New START Treaty, the last remaining bilateral nuclear agreement, expired.  “There is an understanding, and they talked about it in Abu Dhabi, that both parties will take responsible positions and both parties realize the need to start talks on the issue as soon as possible,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Friday. The issue was discussed by US and Russian officials last week in the UAE. The US is currently mediating talks between Russia and Ukraine in the Emirates.  A new bilateral agreement is needed, as there are no longer any treaties restricting the strategic weapons programs of the two nuclear superpowers. Both Washington and Moscow are upgrading their strategic arsenals.  Before the New Start Treaty expired last week, Russia proposed a one-year extension of the pact to give the two sides more time to negotiate a new agreement. However, the US failed to respond to the Russian proposal. Additionally, President Donald Trump claimed the New START Treaty was a bad deal for the US.  “Rather than extend ‘NEW START' (A badly negotiated deal by the United States that, aside from everything else, is being grossly violated), we should have our Nuclear Experts work on a new, improved, and modernized Treaty that can last long into the future,” Trump posted Thursday on  Truth Social.  Axios reported last week that Washington and Moscow had agreed informally to continue complying with the New START restrictions for six months. Peskov dismissed the idea that an informal agreement could work.  “Obviously, its provisions can only be extended in a formal way,” Peskov said. “It’s hard to imagine any informal extension in this sphere.”

Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center warns of heightened risks as the New START treaty expires without replacement, citing unchecked Russian and Chinese weapons and debates over resuming nuclear testing.MARCH 1958

Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center warns of unregulated weaponry following the New START treaty's expiration, including Russian intermediate missiles and orbital threats complicating future arms control negotiations.JULY 1945

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How the Pentagon is facilitating the rapid expansion "ghost network" concentration camps in America. Why arms control is dying and what to make of the New START Treaty's expiration. Jeff Bezos has effectively killed The Washington Post--what's next? Why neoconsevative foreign policy hawks still run Washington. And the importance of Gary Stevenson's story in The Trading Game for understanding the decline of empire. Van Jackson, Julia Gledhill, and Matt Duss cover all that and more in the latest episode. Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com/ Watch Un-Diplomatic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@un-diplomaticpodcast Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the individuals and not of any institutions.

White House Border Czar Tom Homan says 700 federal agents will be leaving Minnesota after months of aggressive immigration enforcement, protests, and the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal agents.A new NPR/PBS/Marist poll finds most Americans now say ICE has gone too far, as the Trump administration shifts its tone on immigration enforcement.And the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia, the New START Treaty, is set to expire, raising new fears about unconstrained nuclear competition.Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Eric Westervelt, Dana Farrington, Robbie Griffiths, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Alice Woelfle.It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia DumasOur Director is Christopher Thomas.We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.Our deputy Executive Producer is Kelley Dickens.(0:00) Introduction(01:58) Partial Drawdown in Minnesota(05:36) NPR Poll: Trump and ICE(09:18) Nuclear Treaty ExpiresLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Andrea Stricker analyzes the New START treaty's expiration, the absence of verification for Russian arsenals, and the rising threat of China's expanding nuclear capabilities challenging strategic stability frameworks.1953

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Today's topics:1)  Are We Getting Closure To A Deal With Iran?  This week Iran's Foreign Minister is meeting with Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, to discuss outlines of a 'deal'.  What exactly  is that deal, and will Iran accept it? If not, what do you think will happen? 2) Starving Cuba Into Submission?:  Trump just announced new secondary tariffs on any country daring to sell oil to Cuba.  This almost amounts to an oil embargo on Cuba.  What does Trump hope to achieve by this move?  Is he justified in doing this? Could Russia become an alternative supplier of oil to Cuba? 3) End of the START Treaty?:  The New START Treaty  signed in 2010 between US and Russia, and  limiting their total number of nuclear weapons,  ends tomorrow, February 5th.  What are the possible ramifications of the treaty ending?  What are the prospects for another START Treaty being signed?  4) The Magnanimous Trump? "Grossmutige" is a German word from the Latin roots magnus ("great") and animus ("soul," "mind," or "spirit"). Is Donald Trump magnanimous, ie a Great soul?  It that what he means by making America ''Great''?  Can you be both magnanimous  and a 'man's man'?   Support the show

We have just a few days to ensure the last remaining arms control treatybetween the United States and Russia continues with its numerical cap of 1,550deployed strategic nuclear weapons for each country. The New START treaty is set toexpire after Wednesday, February 4 th . Please contact Republican U.S. Senators.Request that President Trump respond to President Putin's proposal to informallyextend the treaty for one year.

In this second part of a two-part series, Curtis and Jim discuss the NIDS-proposed Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) for 2026 and beyond, emphasizing the importance of deterrence in today's global landscape. They analyze the implications of the New START Treaty's expiration, the role of the U.S. nuclear arsenal in national security, and the need for a new approach to deterrence in light of evolving adversarial strategies, particularly from China and Russia, as highlighted by Ambassador Billingslea's recent Senate testimony. The conversation underscores the urgency of adapting and expanding the U.S. nuclear arsenal to ensure national security and maintain a strategic advantage in 2026 and beyond. Get Involved with more NIDS Services: https://thinkdeterrence.com/ Deterrence Education at NIDS https://thinkdeterrence.com/deterrence-education/ Listen to our Podcasts NIDS Podcast Network - National Institute for Deterrence Studies Like and follow us – The NIDS View: https://media.rss.com/nuclearview/feed.xml LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinkdeterrence X.com: https://x.com/thinkdeterrence YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyGa4dcPqONWzjmbuZMOBHQ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/NIDSthinkdeterrence Global Security Review: https://globalsecurityreview.com Our Free Events: https://thinkdeterrence.com/events/

In the first of a two-part series, Curtis and Jim discuss the NIDS-proposed Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) for 2026 and beyond, emphasizing the importance of deterrence in today's global landscape. They analyze the implications of the New START Treaty's expiration, the role of the U.S. nuclear arsenal in national security, and the need for a new approach to deterrence in light of evolving adversarial strategies, particularly from China and Russia, as highlighted by Ambassador Billingslea's recent Senate testimony. The conversation underscores the urgency of adapting and expanding the U.S. nuclear arsenal to ensure national security and maintain a strategic advantage in 2026 and beyond. Get Involved with more NIDS Services: https://thinkdeterrence.com/ Deterrence Education at NIDS https://thinkdeterrence.com/deterrence-education/ Listen to our Podcasts NIDS Podcast Network - National Institute for Deterrence Studies Like and follow us – The NIDS View: https://media.rss.com/nuclearview/feed.xml LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinkdeterrence X.com: https://x.com/thinkdeterrence YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyGa4dcPqONWzjmbuZMOBHQ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/NIDSthinkdeterrence Global Security Review: https://globalsecurityreview.com Our Free Events: https://thinkdeterrence.com/events/

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or the New START Agreement, is setto expire on Thursday, February 5 th , 2026 – in less than 50 days. The New STARTAgreement is the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United Statesand the Russian Federation.

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, is set to expire onThursday, February 5 th , 2026. In late September, President Putin proposed to extendthe treaty for one year. President Trump has yet to formerly respond. On October 5th,he said, “[It] sounds like a good idea to me.”

New START, the last bilateral nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia, will expire in February 2026 if Washington and Moscow do not reach an understanding on its extension—as they have signaled they are interested to do. What would the end of New START mean for U.S.-Russia relations and the arms control architecture that had for decades contributed to stability among great powers?Lawfare Public Service Fellow Ariane Tabatabai sits down with John Drennan, Robert A. Belfer International Affairs Fellow in European Security, at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Matthew Sharp, Fellow at MIT's Center for Nuclear Security Policy, to discuss what New START is, the implications of its expiration, and where the arms control regime might go from here.For further reading, see:“Putin's Nuclear Offer: How to Navigate a New START Extension,” by John Drennan and Erin D. Dumbacher, Council on Foreign Relations“No New START: Renewing the U.S.-Russian Deal Won't Solve Today's Nuclear Dilemmas,” by Eric S. Edelman and Franklin C. Miller, Foreign Affairs“2024 Report to Congress on Implementation of the New START Treaty,” from the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability, U.S. Department of StateTo receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final episode of The Nuclear Threshold, A'ndre speaks with Alexandra Bell, President & CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and one of the leading U.S. diplomats behind recent efforts to strengthen arms control and reduce nuclear risks. Building on the technical and command-and-control foundations laid by Laura Grego and Steve Fetter, this conversation shifts to the political and diplomatic fault lines that make today's nuclear landscape uniquely dangerous.Alexandra explains why nuclear policy has fallen out of public view even as the world edges closer to crisis, and why diplomacy — often undervalued and underfunded — remains the only real mechanism for preventing disaster. Drawing on her experience negotiating the New START Treaty and other engagements, she breaks down the collapse of Cold War–era treaties, the rise of new nuclear states, and the challenge of rebuilding trust in a multipolar world.We also explore how deterrence theory holds up in an era of political volatility and weapons on minutes-notice alert. Alexandra discusses realistic steps the United States and others could take to reduce tensions, the role of scientific cooperation when politics freeze, and why public engagement has always been the catalyst for major progress on nuclear issues.As the Doomsday Clock sits closer to midnight than ever, Alexandra makes the case for “fearless diplomacy” — and why, despite the risks, the path away from catastrophe is still possible if governments and citizens choose it.

The United States is racing toward nuclear annihilation while its empire crumbles from within. In this explosive interview, independent journalist Rachel Blevins exposes how Washington's imperial ambitions have backfired catastrophically: as the New START treaty expires in 2026, Trump threatens to resume nuclear testing while Russia deploys unstoppable weapons like the Oreshnik and Burevestnik.Meanwhile, Zelensky begs for Tomahawk missiles that could trigger World War III, and in a shocking betrayal of reality, former Al-Qaeda leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, once with a $10 million bounty on his head, is now Syria's US-backed president, playing basketball with the very commanders who hunted him.From rare earth mineral dominance to the Nord Stream bombing cover-up, Blevins reveals how US aggression has forged an unbreakable Russia-China-Iran alliance, accelerating the collapse of American unipolar power while ordinary Americans pay the price at grocery stores and gas pumps.Donate to Support Independent Journalism: https://www.MintPressNews.com/donationsMintPress News YouTube: https://youtube.com/MintPressNewsFollow Rachel Blevins: https://twitter.com/RachelBlevinsFollow Mnar Adley: https://twitter.com/MnarMuhSupport the showMintPress News is a fiercely independent. You can support us by becoming a member on Patreon, bookmarking and whitelisting us, and by subscribing to our social media channels, including Twitch, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram. Subscribe to MintCast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and SoundCloud. Also, be sure to check out the new Behind the Headlines channel on YouTube and subscribe to rapper Lowkey's new video interview/podcast series, The Watchdog.

In this episode of The NIDS View, Adam, Curtis, and Jim discuss the recent offer from Putin to extend the New START Treaty to 2027 by a handshake. What are the implications of arms control in the context of U.S.-Russia relations and beyond? The speakers debate the predictability of Putin, the historical context of arms control agreements, and the strategic advantages and disadvantages faced by the U.S. and Russia. They explore the complexities of nuclear modernization, the balance of power with China, and the necessity of prioritizing U.S. defense strategies. Get Involved with more NIDS Services: https://thinkdeterrence.com/ Deterrence Education at NIDS https://thinkdeterrence.com/deterrence-education/ Listen to our Podcasts NIDS Podcast Network - National Institute for Deterrence Studies Like and follow us – The NIDS View: https://media.rss.com/nuclearview/feed.xml LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinkdeterrence X.com: https://x.com/thinkdeterrence YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyGa4dcPqONWzjmbuZMOBHQ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/NIDSthinkdeterrence Global Security Review: https://globalsecurityreview.com Our Free Events: https://thinkdeterrence.com/events/

Curtis hosts a discussion with Jim and Maj Gen (Ret.) Garrett Harencak, focusing on recent developments in nuclear news, particularly regarding the New START Treaty and Russia's compliance, informal agreements in arms control, Japan's nuclear deterrence strategy, and the importance of extended deterrence in global security.

Jim, Curtis, and Adam reflect on the Nuclear Deterrence Summit and discuss the Report to Congress on Implementation of the New START Treaty.

In our news wrap Friday, the Biden administration says the U.S. will not build more nuclear weapons to counter Russia and will adhere to limits under the 2010 New START Treaty, former Vice President Mike Pence will not face criminal charges over classified material found at his home in Indiana and the U.S. Army's Fort Bragg shed its Confederate name Friday and is now Fort Liberty. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Friday, the Biden administration says the U.S. will not build more nuclear weapons to counter Russia and will adhere to limits under the 2010 New START Treaty, former Vice President Mike Pence will not face criminal charges over classified material found at his home in Indiana and the U.S. Army's Fort Bragg shed its Confederate name Friday and is now Fort Liberty. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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This Monterey Conversation is with one of the world's leading arms control experts, Rose Gottemoeller, who has served as Deputy Secretary General of NATO and as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security at the U.S. Department of State. In conversation with Hanna Notte, Rose Gottemoeller reflected on her experience in negotiating arms control agreements between Russia and the United States, discussed the current impasse over the New START Treaty and other arms control instruments, and offered her thoughts on how arms control may be handled in the future.  This Monterey Conversation was co-hosted with Russia Matters. 

In this bonus episode of CNA Talks, we are bringing you the recording of CNA's recent National Security Seminar, “Nuclear cooperation with strategic competitors,” which has held on March 21, 2023. The event featured panelists Timothy McDonnell and Rose Gottemoeller. McDonnell is the author of a recent CNA publication entitled, “Working with the Adversary: Great Power Cooperation and Nuclear Risk Management.” This report uses archival sources to examine three historical cases of great power nuclear cooperation, distilling lessons and insights for practitioners. During the event Dr. McDonnell shared his findings and then discussed them with Gottemoeller, a seasoned arms control practitioner, about its findings and implications. The event was moderated by CNA's Mary Chesnut. Rose Gottemoeller, Steven C. Házy Lecturer, Center for International Security and Cooperation, and Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; former Deputy Secretary General, NATO; former Under Secretary for Arms Control & International Security and chief US negotiator for the New START Treaty, US State Department Timothy P. McDonnell, Research Analyst and nuclear weapons policy expert, Strategy and Policy Analysis Program, CNA. He is the author of the report, “Working with the Adversary: Great Power Cooperation and Nuclear Risk Management.” Mary Chesnut, Research Analyst and nuclear weapons policy expert, Russia Studies Program, CNA Further Reading CNA- Working with the Adversary: Great Power Competetion and Nuclear Risk Management

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February marked the one-year anniversary of Russia's brutal and unjust invasion of Ukraine. In this special report, Tom Collina sits down with Rose Gottemoeller, former Deputy Secretary General of NATO, to talk about the New START Treaty and Russia's move to suspend the treaty. Alex Hall also talks with Andrea Gittleman, the policy director at the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide. She talks about how nuclear weapons have enabled Russia to violate human rights in Ukraine.

One year on from Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, David Wroe asks Paul Dibb, Emeritus Professor of strategic studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, how Russia's war in Ukraine will play out in the coming months. They discuss Putin's calculations and the durability of support from the West, as well as the implications of Russia's suspension of the New START Treaty and the Russia-China relationship. Dr Alex Bristow speaks to Walter Russell Mead, Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship at Hudson Institute and James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College, about the US approach to foreign policy. They discuss where Australia sits on the list of US priorities, US thinking around Russia's war on Ukraine and global support for Ukraine. Guests (in order of appearance): David Wroe: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/david-wroe Paul Dibb: https://researchprofiles.anu.edu.au/en/persons/paul-dibb Alex Bristow: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/dr-alex-bristow Walter Russell Mead: https://www.hudson.org/experts/1038-walter-russell-mead Image: "Ukraine War" via PublicDomainPictures.net Music: Music: "Just Wondering" by Maarten Schellekens, licensed with permission from the Independent Music Licensing Collective - imlcollective.uk

Russia has suspended their participation in New START but are we actually at a greater risk of nuclear war? David discusses with Jon Wolfsthal of Global Zero and Dr. Emma Belcher of the Ploughshares Fund. Is nuclear war imminent? Does the U.S. still have visibility on Russia's nukes? What comes next? Find out during this expert discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Russia has suspended their participation in New START but are we actually at a greater risk of nuclear war? David discusses with Jon Wolfsthal of Global Zero and Dr. Emma Belcher of the Ploughshares Fund. Is nuclear war imminent? Does the U.S. still have visibility on Russia's nukes? What comes next? Find out during this expert discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Vladimir Putin really hit Joe Biden where he lives yesterday in the Russian dictator's “State of the Nation” address. He suspended Russia's adherence to the Obama-era New START Treaty that Biden extended early in his presidency to 2026.    Throughout Joe's five decades in Washington, there have been few politicians more obsessed with promoting Kremlin-backed arms control agreements that had the effect of unilaterally disarming the United States.  Experts believe that Putin's massive nuclear build-up may already have violated the New START Treaty. If not, he has prepared to break out at any time. In addition, his “no-limits” partners in China have amassed their own, formidable nuclear arsenal unconstrained by any arms control deal.  What's needed now is a renewed U.S. policy of Peace through Strength underpinning credible deterrence – not delusions encouraged by our enemies that security lies in defective treaties.  This is Frank Gaffney.  

*) Death toll from Feb 6 Türkiye quakes tops 42,000 The death toll from February 6 powerful earthquakes has hit 42,310, a day after another tremor jolted Türkiye's southern Hatay province. A total of 7,242 aftershocks have been recorded since February 6, said the Turkish disaster management agency AFAD. The reported toll in Syria is 5,814, taking the combined death toll in both countries to over 48,000. *) Türkiye mobilises all resources, means for quake-hit provinces: Erdogan Türkiye is mobilising all of its resources and means to carry out accommodation and subsistence services for earthquake victims, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Within one year, the country will revive the quake-hit villages and cities, and a total of 70,000 houses will be built in the villages, Erdogan said at a briefing. The new buildings will be no taller than three or four stories in addition to the ground floor, he added. *) Putin delivers nuclear warning to West over Ukraine, suspends START pact Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered a warning to the West, suspending a bilateral nuclear arms control treaty and announcing that a new strategic system had been put on combat duty. Cautioning the US that it was stoking the Ukraine war into a global conflict, Putin said Russia was suspending participation in the New START Treaty – the last major arms control treaty between Moscow and Washington. Meanwhile, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed his forces were maintaining their positions on the front line in eastern Ukraine despite considerable pressure from Russia. *) Church of Virgin Mary in Hatay suffers further damage in fresh quakes The Church of the Virgin Mary in Türkiye's Hatay province has suffered extensive new damage following Monday's latest tremors. The damage to the outer walls of the church from the previous quakes was exacerbated by Monday's quake and an intensity 5.8 aftershock, both of which were centred in Hatay province. The historic Orthodox church, used by local Turkish citizens of Armenian origin, is reportedly some 700 years old. And finally… *) Türkiye's Hatayspor sporting director Taner Savut found dead under rubble Turkish football club Atakas Hatayspor has confirmed that their sporting director Taner Savut died in the earthquakes in southern Türkiye. He was 48 years old. Hatayspor expressed "deep sadness" over the death and offered condolences to Savut's family and friends. Savut was trapped alongside Ghanaian football player Christian Atsu, who was also killed in the disaster. Their sports club reported a total of seven deaths from the February 6 quakes. Several Turkish clubs, including Fenerbahce, have offered their condolences over the death of Savut, who played for the Istanbul team from 1997 to 1999.

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine marks one year and Putin announces his country will suspend participation in the New START Treaty, where does that leave U.S.-Russia relations? Rose Gottemoeller, the chief U.S. negotiator for the treaty during the Obama administration, and Angela Stent, a top intelligence officer on Russia during the second Bush administration, joined Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine marks one year and Putin announces his country will suspend participation in the New START Treaty, where does that leave U.S.-Russia relations? Rose Gottemoeller, the chief U.S. negotiator for the treaty during the Obama administration, and Angela Stent, a top intelligence officer on Russia during the second Bush administration, joined Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Russia: New Start Treaty is out of date technology and threat. John Bolton, The Hill https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/3838556-is-washingtons-arms-control-theology-finally-on-the-verge-of-collapse/

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Russia: New START Treaty postponement for Kremlin agtiprop. Anthony Ruggiero, FDD https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-postpones-talks-on-new-start-pact-imperiling-major-nuclear-accord/ar-AA14JVhE

Last month, President Biden warned of “nuclear Armageddon” as tensions with Russia reached their highest point since the Cuban Missile Crisis. While the Biden administration appears to be working around the clock to prevent this kind of nuclear catastrophe, the American public has been largely kept in the dark about how the United States would respond if Russia used a tactical nuclear weapon against Ukraine.  To help us make sense of all of this, and to walk us through what options are on the table for the United States to de-escalate tensions with Russia, we are joined by none other than Rose Gottemoeller. Rose was the chief negotiator of New START, the last remaining strategic arms control treaty between the two nuclear-armed countries. With the treaty set to expire in 2026, and recent news of Russia delaying talks on a potential New START renewal, is there hope for the easing of tensions via diplomacy? Or, is a new arms race to out-compete Russia (and other nuclear-armed countries like China) the answer to avoid nuclear war? Rose Gottemoeller is the Steven C. Házy Lecturer at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and its Center for International Security and Cooperation. Rose recently served as Deputy Secretary General of NATO and the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security at the U.S. State Department. She is the author of Negotiating the New START Treaty (2021). To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.