In this episode, NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha looks at the state of global nuclear disarmament as the fate of the NEW START treaty increasingly looks uncertain due to the Ukraine war. He explains the distribution of nuclear weapons today and the possibility of the US and Russia rapidly increasing their stocks. He also talks about previous deployments of missile batteries, especially by the West and what it means. He concludes by taking a look at other major conflicts in Eurasia and North Africa that are being influenced by the Ukraine war.
NEW START and the future of nuclear disarmament
In this episode of Mapping Faultlines, NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha analyzes the implications of the setback to the NEW START treaty, as well as the future of nuclear disarmament. He also talks about the impact of the Ukraine war on various conflicts in Eurasia
