Russia and the United States are no longer bound by any limits on the size of their strategic nuclear arsenals after their last arms control treaty expired on February 5 with no agreement between them on what should come next https://t.co/GLXGoRrX7U
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The New START treaty, which set limits on each side's missiles, launchers and strategic warheads, was the last in a series of nuclear agreements stretching back more than half a century to the depths of the Cold War. Why does this treaty matter? https://t.co/mvCD3v7k7E
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Russian President Vladimir Putin had proposed that Moscow and Washington agree to adhere to the treaty's key provisions for one more year, but US President Donald Trump did not make any formal response
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Trump says he wants a better deal that will also bring China on board. Beijing refuses to negotiate with the other two countries because it has only a fraction of their warhead numbers โ an estimated 600, compared to around 4,000 each for Russia and the US https://t.co/tR2l9uIOWL
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The expiry of New START leaves a void, as no talks have taken place on a successor. Arms control advocates fear that it raises nuclear risks, especially at a time of heightened international tension because of wars in Ukraine and the Middle East https://t.co/8p8SmuNZCk
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๐ โIt leaves a vacuum in which the risk โฆ is that each side will basically have to proceed on the basis of worst case assumptions about what the other is doing.' On Reuters World News, @MarkJTrev on the expiration of the US-Russia nuclear pact https://t.co/M6IPMLFcBF
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@Reuters The last Cold War-era nuclear guardrail is goneโit truly feels like we're entering a far more unpredictable and dangerous period.
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@Reuters Oh thatโs just great this is the last thing we need โฆ.another Cold War on top of all the other bullshit in this country
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@Reuters @Reuters Russia never limited their arsenal anyways๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐คฃ If you believe they did your a complete idiot/retard literally
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@Reuters Russia is the only ADULT in the room,,,.. the United States is a horrible combination of STUPID AND INSANE.
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@Reuters Maybe it had it s day and needs a new tri party one. But you can sure see the good effect treaties had, We often make mistakes with what we made, but for his creation a mistake could be our last.
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@Reuters New START muere y con รฉl muere la transparencia: sin inspecciones ni topes, USA y Rusia quedan libres para cargar cientos de ojivas extra โpor si acasoโ. El peor efecto es el error, la escalada y el contagio โpotencias medias buscando armarse de manera nuclear.
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@Reuters Thatโs good Russia has no money for more missles we do and so does china . Russia can chant weโre number three
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@Reuters Good, also all countries should get nukes, unfortunately this is the only guarantee of independence in today's world.
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@Reuters We each have @1500 each. It would only take 5-10 to basically destroy civilization as we know it. Another 1500+ would make no difference at all.
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@Reuters "The expiration of New START is more than just the end of a treaty; itโs the end of predictability. Without on-site inspections and data exchanges, we are entering an era where nuclear strategy is based on guesswork and 'worst-case' intelligence rather than verified facts. In a
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@Reuters "While New START was a product of a different era, its lapse leaves a vacuum that must be filled. We are now in a 'three-body problem' with the US, Russia, and a rapidly rising China. The challenge for 2026 isn't just renewing old deals, but drafting a new framework that reflects
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@Reuters We love Russia, always have. All the BS media you pushed is done for Happpy days again Russia ๐ท๐บ ๐บ๐ธ Americas best alley always and forever Not by coincidence we both are โค๏ธ๐ค๐
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