The last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States has expired, removing caps on their atomic arsenals for the first time in over 50 years.
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9, 2020 by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, shows a rocket launch as part of a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile test at the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia. FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. FILE - U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, right, shake hands at a news conference at the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic,, April 8, 2010, after signing the New START treaty reducing long-range nuclear weapons. FILE - This photo released by the U.S. Air Force shows a B-52H Stratofortress approaching a KC-10 Extender for refueling over the Middle East, Sept. 4, 2022. FILE - This photo taken from a video distributed on Dec. 9, 2020 by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, shows a rocket launch as part of a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile test at the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia. between Russia and the United States expired Thursday, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century.Putin discussed the pact’s expiration with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said, noting Washington hasn’t responded to his proposed extension. Russia “will act in a balanced and responsible manner based on thorough analysis of the security situation,” Ushakov said. Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday night said in a statement that “under the current circumstances, we assume that the parties to the New START Treaty are no longer bound by any obligations or symmetrical declarations within the context of the Treaty, including its core provisions, and are fundamentally free to choose their next steps.” New START, signed in 2010 by then-President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, restricted each side to no more than 1,550 nuclear warheads on no more than 700 missiles and bombers — deployed and ready for use. It was originally supposed to expire in 2021 but was extended for five more years. The pact envisioned sweeping on-site inspections to verify compliance, although they stopped in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and never resumed. In February 2023, Putin suspended Moscow’s participation, saying Russia couldn’t allow U.S. inspections of its nuclear sites at a time when Washington and its NATO allies have openly declared Moscow’s defeat in Ukraine as their goal. At the same time, the Kremlin emphasized it wasn’t withdrawing from the pact altogether, pledging to respect its caps on nuclear weapons. In offering in September to abide by New START’s limits for a year to buy time for both sides to negotiate a successor agreement, Putin said the pact’s expiration would be destabilizing and could fuel nuclear proliferation. New START followed a long succession of U.S.-Russian nuclear arms reduction pacts. Those have been terminated, as well. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.How to save water as SAWS expected to increase ratesAny Baby Can of Southwest Texas expands Spanish services, encourages other do the sameWhen does San Antonio typically see its last freeze? History says it dependsWhat you need to know about Texas Education Freedom AccountsLawmakers react to reported ICE purchase of East Side warehouseSubstance use presentation hits home for San Antonio students10 Kerr County families to receive free homes after deadly floodingSan Antonio’s oldest gay bar faces closure over lack of sprinklers.Jen Tobias-Struski visits SA Clubhouse to highlight life-changing storiesSpurs’ Mitch Johnson lands NBA Western Conference All-Star coaching jobNeighbors concerned about ICE potentially buying warehouseSights and Sounds: Hundreds protest against ICE in downtown San Antonio
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