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Source: Fox News
Summary
The New START nuclear arms control agreement between the US and Russia has expired, removing limits on nuclear weapons deployments and inspections. The agreement had been in place since 2010 and was the last remaining treaty limiting the two countries’ arsenals. The US and Russia have the largest nuclear stockpiles, with over 10,636 weapons combined.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
The world’s two largest nuclear superpowers are now no longer bound by any treaty limiting their arsenals, a development that has been anticipated for some time.
The expiration of New START has removed limits on nuclear weapons deployments and inspections, and has ended the requirement for both sides to notify each other whenever nuclear weapons are moved.
The scale of what’s now unconstrained is vast, with over 12,200 nuclear weapons spread across nine nuclear-armed nations, and the US and Russia accounting for roughly 10,636 of those weapons.
This marks the beginning of a new era, one that is characterized by a lack of limits and inspections, and is likely to lead to a faster pace of nuclear arms development.
This development is not surprising, given the history of nuclear arms control agreements between the US and Russia, and the fact that the two countries have been escalating their nuclear arsenals in recent years.
Author: Evan Null
