{"podcast":{"title":"Arms Control Wonk","slug":"arms-control-wonk-923560","podcast_index_feed_id":923560,"rss_url":"https://armscontrolwonk.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://armscontrolwonk.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/a/a/9/7aa976db808c0da5/ACW_logo.jpg","author":"Jeffrey Lewis","episode_count":100,"summary":"The nuclear weapons, arms control, disarmament and nonproliferation podcast. Companion to the popular Arms Control Wonk blog (www.armscontrolwonk.com). Hosted by Jeffrey Lewis & Aaron Stein.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T08:20:21.619146+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/arms-control-wonk-923560"},"episode":{"title":"(Just Like) New START is Over","slug":"just-like-new-start-is-over","published_at":"2026-02-07T23:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/arms-control-wonk-923560/just-like-new-start-is-over","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/arms-control-wonk-923560","url":"https://armscontrolwonk.libsyn.com/just-like-new-start-is-over","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/armscontrolwonk/ACWP_Feb_7_1.mp3?dest-id=228077","summary":"The New START treaty has expired leaving the US and Russia without a bilateral limit on offensive strategic arms for the first time in decades. There is reportedly a handshake deal not to do anything drastic for six months while the two sides talk about the outlines of a future deal, but there seems to be little agreement about what such a deal might look like. Aaron and Jeffrey discuss the end of New START, the prospects for and constraints on a looming arms race, and why even bother with arms control treaties at all. Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast !","meta_description":"The New START treaty has expired leaving the US and Russia without a bilateral limit on offensive strategic arms for the first time in decades. There is r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1572,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/arms-control-wonk-923560/episodes/just-like-new-start-is-over/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/arms-control-wonk-923560/just-like-new-start-is-over.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}