Recapping New START expiration

Austin, Matthew, Vipin, and I discuss New START expiration, new information revealed by the U.S. government regarding PRC nuclear test activities, and ideas for U.S. arms control policy efforts moving forward after the government’s rollout of post-New START priorities last Friday.Under Secretary of State Dinanno’s speech before the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva (link)National Academies report on Technical Issues related to CTBT (including clandestine test activities) (link)Strategic Simplicity is a collection of content provided for free by experts, many of whom worked with one another in a variety of jobs. The written or podcast content is solely for education purposes, and in no way reflects the views of the U.S. government, MIT, or other entities.Intro/outro music licensed by Soundstripe: “The Iron Curtain” by Wicked Cinema.Recording and edits through Riverside.fm. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit strategicsimplicity.substack.com