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China’s Cooperation With Russia Puts Future Nuclear Arms Control in Doubt

China’s Cooperation With Russia Puts Future Nuclear Arms Control in Doubt
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrive for the welcome banquet for leaders attending the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 26, 2019. Nicolas Asfouri/Pool/Getty Images
Joseph V. Micallef
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Since the 1960s, the United States and the Soviet Union—and later the United States and Russia—have worked to both limit the overall number of nuclear weapons as well as the type of nuclear weapons each side had deployed. Progress was steady, although often characterized as one of two steps forward and one step back.

Joseph V. Micallef
Joseph V. Micallef
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Joseph V. Micallef is a historian, bestselling author, syndicated columnist, war correspondent, and private equity investor. He holds a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was a Fulbright fellow at the Italian Institute of International Affairs. He has been a commentator for several broadcast venues and media outlets and has also written several books on military history and world affairs. His latest book, "Leadership in an Opaque Future," is forthcoming. Micallef is also a noted judge of wines and spirits and authored a bestselling book on Scotch whisky.
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