Putin’s suspension of key US-Russia nuclear arms treaty increases global risk, say experts

“I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its participation in the strategic offensive arms treaty,” Putin said. The 2010 New Start treaty succeeded the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the Soviet Union and the U.S. and extends to Feb. 4, 2026. “All the declared nuclear weapons states are party to the NPT,” she said. “The suspension of New START removes that critical function at this time when U.S.-Russian relations are frozen.”Analysts said Putin’s suspension would make verifying Russia’s compliance with the New START treaty more difficult. That is not what nuclear weapons can accomplish.”Copyright © 2023 OSV NewsPrint
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