US EditionNew START Treaty Expiration Ends Nuclear Arms Limits Between U.S. and Russia
The treaty expiration ends limits on 1,550 deployed warheads for the US and Russia, raising risks of a new nuclear arms race involving China, experts warn.
- This week, the New START treaty expires on Thursday, removing limits and verification on U.S.-Russian deployed strategic nuclear weapons.
- Suspended inspections during the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia's 2023 suspension halted verification, while talks collapsed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, deepening mistrust and complicating treaty extensions.
- The U.S. and Russia collectively hold most nuclear warheads while China’s arsenal has doubled in recent years, as Russia maintains new weapons like Burevestnik and Poseidon amid U.S. signals to let the treaty expire.
- Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian official, warned the world should be alarmed if the treaty expires without clarity; arms-control supporters say expiry risks an unrestrained arms race and urge U.S. Congress to intervene, Barack Obama said.
- Putin suggested Russia's conditional offer, proposing to extend limits if verification resumes, while U.S. Stratcom emphasizes targeting Russian and Chinese forces simultaneously.
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EDITORIAL. The expiry on Thursday of the New Start nuclear treaty between Russia and the United States marks the beginning of a worrying new age of nuclear deterrence, conducive to an increase in the number of countries with these weapons or to an increase in the size of their arsenals.
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