US EditionTrump's Nuclear Arms Control Push with Russia Hinges on China
President Trump seeks a modernized nuclear arms treaty including Russia and China to replace New START, which capped warheads at 1,550 for the US and Russia, experts said.
- On Feb. 5, President Donald Trump proposed a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia and China, saying, `Rather than extend 'New START,' we should have our nuclear experts work on a new, improved and modernized treaty that can last long into the future.`
- 2010-Era pact replaced earlier START limits and capped deployed delivery systems at 700, but on-site inspections stopped in 2020 and Russia suspended participation in 2023.
- White House officials say Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner led talks in Abu Dhabi, but former officials warn verification takes years, and a temporary deal may lack transparency.
- Following the pact's lapse, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow views the expiration negatively and regrets it, while House Democrats Gregory Meeks, Adam Smith and Jim Himes urged the president to negotiate a legally binding successor.
- Analysts warn that nearly 90 percent of global arsenals are held by the US and Russia, with China's 600 warheads expected to grow, complicating long-term disarmament efforts.
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U.S. President Donald Trump urged negotiations with Russia on a new and “modernized” nuclear treaty instead of extending the one that expired on Thursday. The expiration of that agreement ended decades of restrictions on warheads stockpiles. “Rather than extending New START (...), we should have our nuclear experts work on a new, improved and modernized treaty that could last a long time in the future,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. T…
Russia says it regrets expiration of last nuclear arms treaty, but President Trump wants a new pact
MOSCOW — The Kremlin said Thursday it regretted the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while U.S. President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal. The pact’s termination left no caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century, fueling fears of an unconstrained nuclear arms race. Russian President Vladimir Putin l…
U.S. President Donald Trump proposed Thursday to work on a “new, improved and modernized” treaty that “can last in the future” to reduce nuclear arsenals, following the expiration of the New START that was signed by Washington and Moscow in 2010.“Instead of extending the New START, a badly negotiated agreement by the U.S. that, in addition to everything else, has been seriously violated, we should put our nuclear experts to work on a new, improv…
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