Nuclear treaty between US and Russia has expired
For the first time in decades there will be no active treaty limiting the size of the US and Russian nuclear arsenals.
The US and Russia first agreed to place limits on their nuclear weapons and allow each to inspect the other’s stockpiles with the START I treaty in 1991, and this was succeeded by New START in 2011. In 2021, Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin agreed to extend the treaty by five years. The treaty has now expired, so what does this mean for world safety?
Learn more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504635-russia-us-nuclear-pact-is-about-to-end-and-we-wont-see-another/
