US and UK plan indefinite extension of nuclear weapons co-operation pact

"It's good news for the UK that it doesn't need to worry about a future US administration using a future renewal of the treaty as leverage" said Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director-general of the Royal United Services Institute think-tank in London. "It is also noteworthy the change is uncontroversial in the UK... Mainly it's due to the effect of the intensified Russian threat on our domestic nuclear debate," he added.