New START Treaty Expiration Ends Nuclear Arms Limits Between U.S. and Russia
The treaty's expiration removes caps on deployed strategic nuclear warheads, raising risks of an unconstrained arms race involving the U.S., Russia, and China, experts warn.
- The New START nuclear arms treaty between the U.S. and Russia is set to expire, ending limits on their nuclear arsenals for the first time in over 50 years.
- Experts warn that without the treaty, both sides could significantly increase their deployed nuclear warheads.
- China has rejected calls to join nuclear arms negotiations, citing the disparity in nuclear strength compared to the U.S. and Russia.
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U.S.-Russia Treaty Expires: Era of Unchecked Nuclear Proliferation Is Perilous
The New START Treaty — a nuclear disarmament framework between the United States and Russia that is formally known as the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms — expired on Thursday.
Washington Seeks New Path On Nuclear Arms As Treaty With Russia Expires
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the final remaining bilateral agreement limiting US and Russian nuclear arsenals, expired on February 5, closing a chapter that began in the Cold War and survived its end.
New START's expiration invites new nuclear arms race
The New START treaty, the last remaining agreement constraining Russian and US nuclear weapons, lapsed on February 4. There are no negotiations to extend the terms of the treaty, either. As US President Donald Trump said dismissively in a recent interview, “if it expires, it expires.” The importance of the New START treaty is hard […] The post New START’s expiration invites new nuclear arms race appeared first on Asia Times.
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