Global Insights
Global Insights
Network 20/20
Rising Proliferation: Nuclear Risks in a Post-Treaty World
36 minutes Posted May 26, 2026 at 7:00 pm.
0:00
36:45
Download MP3
Show notes
Visit us at Network2020.org. The recent expiration of the New START treaty between the U.S. and Russia marks a structural shift in the global nuclear order, removing the last legally binding constraints on the world’s two largest arsenals. With no successor framework in place, the bilateral arms control architecture that has underpinned stability for decades is effectively suspended. In its absence, risks of vertical and horizontal proliferation are intensifying. According to the UN ass...