The Three-Body Problem

... weakness in the U.S.–Russia–China triangle, but rather than trying to overcome it by juggling numerical limits (for example, by trying to revisit the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty), perhaps it should be used as a tool for addressing the problem. China’s growing strategic nuclear forces have been a hot topic for years—the previous U.S. administration even pushed this issue in negotiations with Russia about extending New START. But this year, a new “troublemaker” has entered the scene: the Golden Dome, a next-generation U.S. national missile defense system with space-based strike capabilities, which was proposed by Trump after his return to the White House [ 4 ]. The executive order signed on January 27, 2025, outlines Washington’s “peace ...