Over the past decade, the likelihood of nuclear war has increased. Most nuclear arms control agreements have been discarded or will soon expire, and no new negotiations are underway. The nine nuclear nations are now engaged in a new arms race, enhancing or building faster, deadlier weapons.
Diplomatic caution has given way to public nuclear threats from officials in Russia, the U.S., and North Korea. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that humanity is on a knife’s edge regarding nuclear annihilation.
Former President Trump played a significant role in this precarious situation. He withdrew the U.S. from key arms control agreements like the INF Treaty, the Iran nuclear deal, and the Open Skies Treaty. He also resisted extending the New START Treaty and opposed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Trump favored entering a new arms race, boasting about a nuclear modernization program estimated to cost $2 trillion. His administration even considered resuming nuclear weapons testing, reversing decades of U.S. policy.
Trump’s rhetoric suggested a readiness to use nuclear weapons, escalating tensions, particularly with North Korea. While his diplomacy temporarily eased the threat, the U.S.-North Korean negotiations ultimately failed, and threats resumed.
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