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The US is considering deploying more nuclear weapons to deter Russia, China, and North Korea, US official says
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Vaddi warned that adversaries of the US, specifically referring to Russia, China, and North Korea,“are all expanding and diversifying their nuclear arsenals at a breakneck pace, showing little or no interest in arms control.”
Along with Iran, these countries “are increasingly cooperating and coordinating with each other in ways that run counter to peace and stability, threaten the United States, our allies and our partners and exacerbate region tensions,” he said.
Vaddi’s comments contrast with the US government’s position on nuclear proliferation outlined by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the ACA meeting last year.
Sullivan said that the US did not need to “deploy ever-more dangerous nuclear weapons to maintain deterrence” or engage in a Cold War-style arms race.
In February last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin withdrew from the 2010 New START treaty, which placed controls on the number of nuclear weapons that Russia and the US could have at their disposal.
Putin said that to resume treaty activities, the US would need to stop its support for Ukraine and force France and the UK to attend arms control talks.
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