For the first time since the early Cold War, there will be no bilateral arms control treaty limiting US-Russian strategic arsenals, Chaudhry noted. Despite expressed interest in talks, no concrete progress has been made, signaling a breakdown in the nuclear arms control architecture.
Other concerns include the ‘fractured’ cooperation around Ukraine and China’s rapid expansion of its nuclear capabilities. Chaudhry added that China is on a path to match US and Russian ICBM numbers by the decade’s end, creating pressure on global arms planning.
These developments, coupled with the absence of a trilateral arms control framework, have raised alarms among experts worldwide.
The Doomsday Clock will be updated once again on Tuesday at 10 am EST, and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will announce the new time during a live-streamed news conference.
As the world waits with bated breath, the symbolic hands of the clock give us a stark reminder of the pressing global challenges we face and the need for urgent action.
