Last US-Russia nuclear treaty is expiring: Does it really matter?
Summary
The New START treaty, a nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia, will expire soon. This is the last major agreement limiting nuclear weapons between the two countries. The treaty restricted the number of nuclear weapons each country could deploy and allowed inspections to ensure compliance.Key Facts
- The New START treaty is the last major nuclear arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia.
- It was signed in 2010 and limits each country to 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 long-range missiles and bombers.
- The agreement allowed for up to 18 yearly inspections of nuclear sites, which stopped in 2020 due to COVID-19.
- Russia suspended its participation in the treaty in 2023 due to geopolitical tensions with the U.S.
- Despite the suspension, neither the U.S. nor Russia has accused the other of breaching the treaty's warhead limits.
- The U.S. and Russia own about 90% of the world's nuclear warheads.
- President Trump has expressed interest in negotiating a new, better agreement if New START expires.
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