Yet yesterday, the President continues to say that he is going to vitiate the New START treaty. 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. (00:29–00:39)
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Asserts that the expiration of New START will lead to an unchecked nuclear arms race.
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