US EditionThe US and Russia's Nuclear Treaty Is Dead. What Comes Next?
The New START treaty limiting US and Russian nuclear warheads expired, raising risks of a nuclear arms race; Trump rejects extension and calls for a modernized deal.
- On Wednesday the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty expired, ending the arms limits and leaving the United States and Russia without a bilateral nuclear treaty for over 50 years.
- Because New START allowed only one extension agreed in the 2021 five‑year extension, President Donald Trump rejected Vladimir Putin's offer to extend and sought a new treaty including China.
- U.N. Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres warned nuclear risk is highest in decades and urged swift talks, while Russia's Foreign Ministry said the treaty no longer applies and China called the expiration regrettable.
- Late Wednesday, Senate and House minority leaders released a list of 10 demands for the Department of Homeland Security, including requiring officers to display ID badges and banning warrantless entry after Minneapolis shootings last month.
- This week Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended President Donald Trump's tariffs on Capitol Hill as critics cited a Center for American Progress analysis projecting about 450,000 fewer homes over five years.
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The US-Russia New START Treaty is expiring. Signed in 2010, it limited the number of deployed warheads and 700 delivery vehicles to 1,550. Russia suspended its participation due to the Ukraine war. This could trigger a new arms race, reduce transparency, and increase global instability. The United Nations has warned of nuclear risks.
Donald Trump said he wants "a new, improved and modernized treaty" to replace the New START
On Thursday, the last nuclear weapons disarmament treaty between Russia and the US expired. According to a report, the two governments want to continue to follow the rules agreed so far. China's leadership, which Trump wanted to involve, is currently not involved in the negotiations on its own nuclear weapons. China has huge and rapidly growing weapons stocks, said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Other countries like Germany had also called f…
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