"Preventing a Global Nuclear Arms Race: Strategies and Solutions"

The world is drifting towards a new nuclear arms race, which will likely be harder to stop than the Cold War due to the complexity of three-sided deterrence involving a rising China. The era of nuclear arms control agreements between the United States and Russia is ending, with America's abandonment of agreements, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, China's nuclear build-up, and disruptive technologies being the main reasons. The expiration of the New START treaty in 2026 may remove the last major restraint on the world's nuclear stockpile. The tensions are further exacerbated by the development of hypersonic missiles, improvements in sensors and accuracy, and the spread of artificial intelligence.