And I think it's a very big mistake for it 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 [the offer to extend the New START Treaty]. that. And their response was that they wanted to try to get China and other nuclear weapons countries into a regime which more power to them if they could ever manage that and if it could be achieved. (54:38–54:42)
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