mo4ch:>Bolton says ‘flawed’ New START treaty with Russia unlikely to last past 2021 | Mo4ch News

Having dismantled two of the three pillars of nuclear non-proliferation, the US now apparently wants to let the last one crumble as well. National Security Adviser John Bolton has said the New START is unlikely to get extended.Bolton, a notoriously hawkish Trump adviser, was addressing The Young America’s Foundation’s  41st annual National Conservative Student Conference on Tuesday, when he unleashed scathing criticism at the New START struck under the Obama administration.Calling the landmark agreement “flawed from the beginning,” Bolton said that the deal failed to cover short-range tactical nuclear weapons and “Russian delivery systems,” without referring to any military hardware in particular.Also on rt.comRussia to support any agreement, including with China, if it contains arms race – PutinThe New START came into force in 2011 and gave the parties seven years to comply with weapons reduction targets. The deal was aimed at slashing the nuclear arsenals by a third and limiting eac…