1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The New START treaty has expired leaving the US and Russia without a bilateral limit on offensive strategic arms for the first time in decades.&amp;nbsp;There is reportedly a handshake deal not to do anything drastic for six months while&amp;nbsp;the two sides talk about the outlines of a future deal, but there seems to be little agreement about what such a deal might look like.&amp;nbsp; Aaron and Jeffrey discuss the end of New START, the prospects for and constraints on a looming arms race, and why even bother with arms control&amp;nbsp;treaties at all. &amp;nbsp; Support us over at&amp;nbsp;Patreon.com/acwpodcast! Arms Control Wonk http://armscontrolwonk.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40031195/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/40031195