Barack Obama Sends Warning About Nuclear Arms Race With Russia
Summary
Former President Barack Obama warned that the New START treaty, a nuclear arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia, is about to expire. If Congress does not address the issue, the expiration could lead to a new arms race, raising global safety concerns. The treaty, signed in 2010, limits the number of nuclear weapons and has been extended once.Key Facts
- The New START treaty aims to limit U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons to 1,550 each.
- Barack Obama signed the New START treaty in 2010 with then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
- The treaty was extended for the first time in 2021 during President Joe Biden's term.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended the country's participation due to U.S. support for Ukraine.
- Obama stated that if the treaty expires, it will undo decades of diplomacy.
- The U.S. and Russia together hold 87 percent of the world's nuclear weapons.
- President Donald Trump must decide the future direction of U.S. nuclear arms control policy.
- Russia faces challenges with its nuclear modernization efforts, which are over budget and behind schedule.
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