US EditionRussia says it regrets expiration of last nuclear arms treaty, but Trump says he wants a new pact
With New START expired, no limits remain on U.S. and Russian nuclear warheads, raising concerns about a potential arms race, experts warn.
- On Thursday, the New START Treaty expired, removing legally binding caps on U.S. and Russian deployed strategic nuclear forces and ending the last U.S.-Russian arms pact.
- Moscow suspended participation in February 2023, and last year Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to keep treaty limits for another year, but Washington was noncommittal and sought to include China.
- New START capped arsenals at 1,550 nuclear warheads and 700 missiles and bombers, with on-site inspections stopping in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and never resuming.
- Russia's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday night that parties are no longer bound by treaty obligations and signaled readiness for decisive military-technical measures, even as U.S. and Russian senior officials agreed to restore military-to-military dialogue.
- Experts warn the lapse could spark an unconstrained nuclear arms race, while China, President Xi Jinping, and Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Beijing will not join a three-way pact and urges the U.S. to resume talks soon.
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Last U.S.-Russia pact expires, removing caps on largest atomic arsenals for first time in half-century
The last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States is set to expire Thursday, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century.
The Expiration of New START: A Precarious Edge for Nuclear Arms Control
The expiration of the New START Treaty marks the end of the last nuclear arms control agreement between the US and Russia, potentially igniting an unrestrained arms race. Efforts to involve China in a new pact have been rebuffed. Both nations remain open to future negotiations.
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Russia says it regrets expiration of last nuclear arms treaty, but Trump says he wants a new pact
The Kremlin says it regrets the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal.
Trump calls for new arms pact as landmark treaty expires
US President Donald Trump has called for the negotiation of a “modernized” nuclear arms control treaty between Washington and Moscow, rejecting the extension of the now-expired New START agreement. Writing on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, the President stated: “The United States is the strongest nation in the world. I completely rebuilt its military during …
NATO is urging caution following the expiration of the New Start treaty. Failure to reach an agreement could spark a new arms race between the US and Russia. Moscow and Beijing are already expanding their arsenals.
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