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Fears of new arms race as US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty due to expire

The last nuclear weapons control treaty between the US and Russia is due to expire on Thursday, raising fears of a new arms race. The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as "New START" and signed ...
CNN

A key nuclear weapons treaty is ending. It’s a sign of Russia’s eroding superpower status

Since the collapse of the old Soviet Union, Russia has cut a substantially diminished figure on the international stage. The breakup, back in 1991, of what US President Ronald Reagan once dubbed an ...
Fox News

No limits, no inspections: US and Russia face post–New START era as Trump pushes new nuclear deal

The United States and Russia are entering a new phase of nuclear relations with no treaty limiting their arsenals, as President Donald Trump calls for a sweeping new arms control agreement and Russian ...
NPR

For the first time in decades, the U.S. and Russia have no limits on nuclear weapons

The world's two largest nuclear powers, Russia and the United States, no longer have any limits on their arsenals. At midnight on Thursday, a 15-year-old treaty called New START expired, and with it, ...