The Foreign Service Journal, May 2020

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | MAY 2020 37 he Cold War is over, but the weapons remain. After decades of progress in reducing nuclear arsenals and nuclear threats, the global nuclear security enterprise is close to collapse. Urgent action is needed to save it, including building support for nuclear restraint among both government officials and the American public. The threat is clear: a new arms race has begun. Each of the nine nuclear-armed nations is build- ing new weapons. Some are replacing older weapons with new generations of missiles, bomb- ers, submarines and warheads. Several (India, Pakistan, China and North Korea) are increasing their stockpiles. Some (the United States, Russia and China) are developing new types of attack systems, including “more usable” weapons. Urgent action is needed to put the lid on a new and costly global arms race. n BY JOSEPH C I R I NC I ONE T FOCUS ON NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY BRIANHUBBLE Restoring Nuclear Diplomacy