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The Argument For a Hypersonic Missile Testing Ban
Lasrick writes Mark Gubrud has a fascinating piece arguing for the U.S. to lead the way in calling for a ban on the testing of hypersonic missiles, a technology that the U.S. has been developing for decades. China has also started testing these weapons, which proponents optimistically claim would not be used to deliver nuclear weapons. Russia, India, and a few other countries are also joining in the fray, so a ban on testing would stop an arms race in its tracks. The article discusses the two types of hypersonic technology, and whether that technology has civilian applications.
The 1958 treaty fell apart for a variety of reasons, The 1963 version was a success.
I thought that was South Africa?
The Budapest Memorandum is not a ratified or binding treaty. They were a set of promises made upon Ukraine's signing of the NNPT. So no, they didn't. Granted, it's still a dick move on Russia's part.