And tomorrow, on February 5, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United States, Russia will expire. When New START goes away, there will be nothing, just nothing, to stop a dangerous new nuclear arms race. If New START ends with no commitments to respect its limits, the United States and Russia can be expected to expand their strategic nuclear arsenals. And China will follow suit. We are throwing gasoline on the arms race. Fire. And this is very bad news. (00:39–00:50)
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Asserts that without New START, the U.S. and Russia will likely expand their nuclear arsenals.
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