- Trump's treaty aversion is destroying Cold War safety nets and hastening a superpower crisis | At best, the withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty puts Washington on a path to an ever-spiraling arms race. At worst it increases the possibility of a nuclear conflict. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-treaty-aversion-destroying-cold-war-safety-nets-hastening-ncna1214391 11 comments politics