WASHINGTON — It has the makings of a new Cold War, or worse. The deep chill in U.S.-Russian relations is stirring concern in some quarters that Washington and Moscow are in danger of stumbling into an armed confrontation that, by mistake or miscalculation, could lead to nuclear war. A foundational arms control agreement is being abandoned and the last major limitation on strategic nuclear weapons could go away in less than two years. And there appears to be little prospect of extending the 2010 New Start treaty that limits each side’s strategic nuclear weapons. “We are in danger of stumbling backward into a Cold War that is to no one’s advantage,” he said in an email exchange.

Source: National Post April 14, 2019 11:48 UTC