The End of Arms Control?

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BBC

News, Politics

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Existing arms control treaties are under threat - at the same time that new types of weapon emerge, with nothing to regulate them. There is a growing crisis in the arms control regimes inherited from the Cold War era, which threatens to undermine existing agreements. At the same time, new technologies are emerging like drones, cyberwar, biotech and hypersonic weapons, which are not covered by existing rules. BBC Defence and Diplomatic Correspondent Jonathan Marcus asks if a new era of chaos beckon or might the whole idea of arms control and disarmament be revived? Producer: Matthew Woodcraft.

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0:59.0	going on about Russia it was easy to miss a dramatic announcement from
1:02.4	President Putin about the development of a new range of hypersonic nuclear missiles.
1:08.0	How much of a challenge are weapons like these to the International System of Arms Control?
1:12.0	The BBC's Defence and Diplomatic Editor to the International System of Arms Control.
1:13.0	The BBC's defence and diplomatic editor Jonathan Marcus investigates.
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1:21.0	and later on we will show you what steps to take.
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