As the White House edges closer to abandoning the New START treaty, it may be setting Washington on a collision course with NATO allies, including Britain — traditionally the ally that most closely echos US nuclear policies and strategies.
“We do need to maintain our commitment to arms control,” Angus Lapsley, director general of Strategy and International at the UK Ministry of Defence, said today. “A commitment to arms control is critical to maintaining maintaining the cohesion of NATO and help build trust even among rivals.” “We intend to protect … the New START treaty,” he told the Strategic Command’s (STRATCOM) annual conference on deterrence today, carefully noting that “we applaud the US determination to engage with Russia.”Read More…
