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February 9, 2026, 01:10 PM - 7 min read
Allowing New Start to lapse is a negative signal but it is unlikely to immediately trigger a cold war-style arms race. Washington and Moscow seem more confident in their assured second-strike capabilities than they were then, with fewer concerns about a disarming first strike. And, no matter the rhetoric, both will probably want to avoid rocking the boat too much or too soon.
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February 6, 2026, 11:59 AM - 3 min read
After the expiration of the New START nuclear treaty between the US and Russia, US President Donald Trump said he would rather have a new arrangement in place than extend the previous one
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February 5, 2026, 03:13 PM - 3 min read
Also known as the ‘New START’ treaty, it was signed by the world’s two largest nuclear-weapon states in 2010 and capped both sides at 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear warheads
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February 1, 2026, 02:43 PM - 3 min read
The expiration comes as President Donald Trump, pursuing an “America First” policy, dismantles or withdraws from international agreements that constrain the United States
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September 23, 2025, 02:46 PM - 2 min read
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed willingness to extend the “New Start" nuclear arms treaty by one more year, as the pact is likely to expire in 2026.
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