And it was, you know, one in a series of efforts to restrain the proliferation of nuclear weapons to control the US And Russian arsenals. And I think It's a very big mistake for [the New START Treaty] to have been allowed to expire. I know that there was an offer apparently from the Russians to extend a year during which there could be some negotiations. The Trump administration refused that. (54:23–54:29)
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Asserts that allowing the New START Treaty to expire was a significant mistake.
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