The New START nuclear treaty is ending, opening the door for more proliferation of nuclear weapons
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The New START Treaty, which was signed by Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev in 2010, is expiring. Analysts believe both countries may now seek to build up nuclear stockpiles.
Thursday marks the end of more than half a century of nuclear restraint.
The New START Treaty, which was signed by Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev in 2010, is expiring. Under its terms, both the U.S. and Russia were limited to 1,550 deployed warheads and 800 delivery systems.
Now, for the first time since 1972, there are no limits on the two countries that possess nearly 90% of the world's nuclear weapons.
Analysts foresee Russia and the U.S. deploying hundreds of additional warheads within months, with no caps, inspections or verification.
As nuclear taboos erode, Russia is hitting Ukraine with nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, and Putin threatening use of the nukes themselves. The weapons once considered too terrible to mention are now a tool of coercion.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff has resigned over the controversy surrounding Peter Mandelson's appointment as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S.
Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman on Friday, negotiations that appeared to return to the starting point on how to approach discussions over Tehran’s nuclear program.
The New START Treaty, which was signed by Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev in 2010, is expiring. Analysts believe both countries may now seek to build up nuclear stockpiles.
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Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday for limited traffic, a key step in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
President Trump is ramping up pressure on Iran this week, telling leaders there that time is running out to make a deal regarding its nuclear program.