A divided review conference is a likely outcome in New York. But there may be a narrow path to consensus if parties come ready to make difficult compromises on non-proliferation.

The expiration of the New START treaty has the US and Russia poised to increase the number of their deployed strategic nuclear weapons, pushing the world into dangerous territory.

During the Cold War, few negotiations proved as complex as those between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit and reduce their vast nuclear arsenals. They required trust between adversaries who had little reason to believe each other.

Russia and the US agree on urgent negotiations for a new strategic arms reduction treaty after New START’s expiration, amid tense global security.

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