China, Russia, and the US: Nuclear Competition in a Tripolar World

<p>In this edition of<strong> Wilson Center NOW, </strong>we are joined by <strong>Robert Litwak,</strong> Senior Vice President and Director of International Security Studies at the Wilson Center.  He discusses his latest publication, “<a title= "Original URL: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/book/tripolar-instability-nuclear-competition-among-united-states-russia-and-china Click to follow link." href= "https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wilsoncenter.org%2Fbook%2Ftripolar-instability-nuclear-competition-among-united-states-russia-and-china&data=05%7C01%7CShaarona.Harris%40wilsoncenter.org%7Cd8957db7c4a7444f699a08db73ed1f23%7C84dfdf3abb4140edb7319f6cc84e7d91%7C1%7C0%7C638231234481594130%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lN6F6pRRPbQCBgCKFWs0DY4Qn23sjcs1e3USdYal7N8%3D&reserved=0">Tripolar Instability: Nuclear Competition Among the United States, Russia, and China</a>.”  The study explains how “China’s emergence as a peer nuclear power to the United States and Russia has brought the world to the cusp of a tripolar nuclear order.”</p>