Topic: Nuclear Arms

Scott Ritter advocates for a return to strategic cooperation and arms control, citing his book "Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika" as a template for hope. He argues that the current path of escalation is failing and that the West must find a peaceful "off-ramp" to avoid a global catastrophe. The segment concludes with a call for the U.S. to prioritize reducing the threat of nuclear war over geopolitical dominance.

Russia has warned that the era of nuclear arms control may be coming to an end as the U.S. loses its global "police" status. This warning coincides with Israeli strikes on Iranian targets over the weekend. The shift in global power dynamics suggests that countries like Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia are no longer willing to follow Western dictates, particularly as the U.S. economy and leadership face internal decline.