Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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First up though.

Today America formally withdraws from a landmark nuclear pact with Russia.

The intermediate range nuclear forces or INF Treaty was signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987 after years of negotiation.

It was an era when teams of American diplomats chipped away at Russia and the two countries forged a series of big nuclear deals.

Many leaders, especially in Europe, fought to preserve the treaty among them NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.

We must prepare for a world without the INF Treaty which will be less stable for all of us.

As the INF Treaty officially dies today, arms control looks very different from that of the Cold War era.

Things aheaded backwards and they are going pretty badly.

People who follow arms control, who like arms control, are feeling very glum at the moment.

Shashank Joshi is the economist's defense editor.

The intermediate range nuclear forces treaty will die today.

The Iran nuclear deal is on life support, other big treaties are dying.

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