AXIOS (Colin Demarest) - Death of New START heralds "a world with more nuclear risk"
Tomorrow, the world lurches toward an age of international uncertainty and increased nuclear-weapons spending. New START is expiring. Why it matters: The treaty capped and encouraged inspections of the deployed nuclear arsenals of the U.S. and Russia — Cold War rivals with shared animosity and some 85% of the world's warheads. - "Feb. 5 is going to mark the end of an era," Kingston Reif, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for threat reduction and arms control, told Axios. - "The treaty was a huge net benefit for U.S. national security." Driving the news: One expert told Axios arms control was slipping into a coma. Another said it was on life support. They all warned of long-term consequences should another deal — even by…