US EditionRussia says it awaits an answer from the US on New START as nuclear treaty ticks down
Russia seeks US agreement to maintain strategic nuclear weapon limits for one year to slow arms race and enhance transparency, with over 10,000 warheads jointly held, experts say.
- On Wednesday, Russia said it was still awaiting a US reply to Vladimir Putin's proposal as Sergei Shoigu warned there are less than 100 days before New START's expiry.
- In September, Vladimir Putin offered to voluntarily maintain New START's deployed strategic nuclear limits for one year, with Moscow calling it a way to halt a 'destructive movement' in arms control.
- The U.S. and Russia together account for over 10,000 warheads, representing 87% of global arsenals, while the U.S. National Security Strategy aims to reestablish strategic stability, and Donald Trump said in October it `sounded like a good idea`.
- New START restricts deployed strategic nuclear warheads and land-based and submarine-based missiles and bombers, while its transparency aims to reduce misunderstanding and slow the arms race.
- The U.S. National Security Strategy frames reestablishing strategic stability with Russia as a priority, stating the Trump administration aims to do so while Rose Gottemoeller said joint implementation could buy time on China’s build-up.
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Russia says it awaits an answer from the US on New START as nuclear treaty ticks down
Russia on Wednesday said it was still awaiting a formal answer from Washington on President Vladimir Putin's proposal to jointly stick to the last remaining Russian-U.S. arms control treaty, which expires in less than two months.
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Russia awaits answer from the US on New START as nuclear treaty ticks down
MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday said it was still awaiting a formal answer from Washington on President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to jointly stick to the last remaining Russian-US arms control treaty, which expires in less than two months. New START, which runs out on February 5, caps the number of strategic nuclear warheads that the United States and Russia can deploy, and the
Nuclear Countdown: The Last Chance for U.S.-Russia Arms Control Pact | Science-Environment
With less than two months until expiration, the New START treaty remains unsigned by the U.S., despite Russian President Putin's call for a one-year extension. The treaty maintains nuclear balance by capping strategic warheads, but global tensions and modernizations threaten its future.
The current nuclear arms treaty expires in less than 100 days.
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