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With the expiry of the New START treaty, experts worry about a renewed US-Russia arms race as both powers modernize arsenals and long-standing arms-control structures fray; global leaders, including Pope Francis, have urged renewal, while talks about broader deals—potentially involving China and other nuclear powers—remain unsettled.
With the New START treaty expiring, the U.S. and Russia would no longer be bound by caps on deployed nuclear arsenals, raising fears of an unconstrained arms race that could pull China into a growing strategic competition. Putin has signaled willingness to extend limits for a year if Washington does the same, but Trump has not committed, prompting experts to warn of destabilization and increased global risk unless a successor agreement is reached.
As the New START treaty nears its February 5 expiry, the US and Russia risk an unrestrained nuclear arms race unless they extend or replace limits; Putin has proposed a one-year extension, but Trump hasn’t committed, and China’s growing arsenal adds urgency while U.S. debate splits over how to respond and modernize forces.
A SpaceX rocket has successfully launched a US-Russian crew to the International Space Station for a six-month mission, marking a rare area of international cooperation between the two countries despite ongoing tensions. The crew will conduct various experiments, including growing artificial replicas of human organs to study degenerative diseases in the low-gravity environment. This mission is the first spaceflight for three of the crew members and the third for the remaining member, who will join the multinational team maintaining the ISS.