Arms Control Insanity
Mike Walker, Col USMC (ret)
We all should thank Vladimir Putin for pulling back the curtain to reveal today's insane world of nuclear arms control.
Since Xi took office, China unilaterally entered into nuclear arms race the likes of which we have not seen in half a century.
China does this because it never signed key nuclear arms limitation treaties.
While the United States tied its hands, China violated every word of every clause of every major nuclear arms limitation treaty with impunity.
Now, thanks to Putin, the United States is free to let Xi know that we will not allow China to continue its nuclear arms race unimpeded.
Xi and Putin ended the safety provided by old Cold War bilateral nuclear arms treaties.
Now is the time to enter the 21st century and into serious TRILATERAL nuclear arms limitation negotiations.
The big question is: Does Washington have both the wisdom to seize the moment and the will to go on offense to push for REAL nuclear arms control?
And never forget Ronald Reagan's immortal words: TRUST BUT VERIFY!
