Trump to let New START lapse, eyeing a broader, China-inclusive arms pact
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Trump announced on Truth Social that he will let the New START nuclear-arms control treaty expire and push for a new, modernized pact that could include China. With New START—the last cap on U.S. and Russian arsenals—expired, the administration is weighing a future framework; Russia has floated a one-year stopgap without inspections, and the Pentagon has been weighing post‑New START options, though Moscow’s demands to include Britain and France and China’s unclear stance complicate prospects for a quick deal.
- Trump says he won’t extend nuclear arms treaty with Russia Politico
- A key nuclear weapons treaty is ending. It’s a blow to Russia’s ‘superpower’ myth cnn.com
- Last Russia-US treaty on nuclear arms control set to expire Al Jazeera
- Trump's nuclear arms control push with Russia hinges on China BBC
- Scoop: U.S. and Russia agree to observe New START nuclear pact after expiration Axios
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