DAILYCALLER (John Dale Grover) - Russia Is Offering An Informal Nuclear Deal. Washington Should Take It.
New START wasn’t perfect and few arms control agreements are.
REDSTATE (streiff) - The New START Treaty Violated All 'America First' Principles and It Needs To Die
NYTIMES (David E. Sanger and William J. Broad) - Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons
Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Trump urges overhaul of nuclear treaty as New START expires
The lapse comes as the Russian invasion of Ukraine shows no signs of ending, despite continued efforts from the Trump administration to broker a peace.
AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Scoop: U.S. and Russia agree to observe New START nuclear pact after expiration
The U.S. and Russia are closing in on a deal to continue to observe the expiring New START arms control treaty beyond its expiration on Thursday, three sources familiar with those talks tell Axios. - Two of the sources cautioned that the draft plan still needed approval from both presidents. An additional source confirmed that negotiations had been taking place over the past 24 hours in Abu Dhabi, but not that an agreement had been reached. Why it matters: New START is the last major guardrail constraining the nuclear arsenals of the two countries that together hold some 85% of the world's warheads. Driving the news: President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner negotiated on New START with Russian officials on the sidelines…
NEWSNATIONNOW (Associated Press) - US-Russia nuclear pact expires, prompting fears of new arms race
The termination of the New START Treaty could set the stage for what many fear could be an unconstrained nuclear arms race.
NPR (Geoff Brumfiel) - For the first time in decades, the U.S. and Russia have no limits on nuclear weapons
Experts warn the expiration of a long-standing nuclear arms control treaty between the two superpowers could mark the start of a new nuclear rivalry.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Last Remaining U.S.-Russia Nuclear Proliferation Treaty Expires TOMORROW.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the last remaining US-Russia nuclear treaty, is set to expire on February 5, 2026, leaving no formal limits on nuclear arsenals.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The United States, Russia, and experts such as Dr. Jim Walsh and John Erath have weighed in on the implications of […] The post Last Remaining U.S.-Russia Nuclear Proliferation Treaty Expires TOMORROW. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the last remaining US-Russia nuclear treaty, is set to expire on February 5, 2026 , leaving no formal limits on nuclear arsenals. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The United States, Russia , and experts such as Dr. Jim Walsh and John Erath have weighed in on the implications of the treaty’s expiration. WHEN & WHERE: The treaty will expire on February 5, 2026, with discussions spanning Washington, Moscow, and international forums. KEY QUOTE: “There’ll be a turn of events a month from now, a year from now, five years from now. Things always happen in international affairs. There’ll be a war , there’ll be a crisis.” – Dr. Jim Walsh IMPACT: Experts warn that the…Open
AXIOS (Colin Demarest) - Death of New START heralds "a world with more nuclear risk"
Tomorrow, the world lurches toward an age of international uncertainty and increased nuclear-weapons spending. New START is expiring. Why it matters: The treaty capped and encouraged inspections of the deployed nuclear arsenals of the U.S. and Russia — Cold War rivals with shared animosity and some 85% of the world's warheads. - "Feb. 5 is going to mark the end of an era," Kingston Reif, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for threat reduction and arms control, told Axios. - "The treaty was a huge net benefit for U.S. national security." Driving the news: One expert told Axios arms control was slipping into a coma. Another said it was on life support. They all warned of long-term consequences should another deal — even by…
DAILYCALLER (Melissa O'Rourke) - US And Russia Barrel Toward First Nuclear Arms Race Since Cold War
'If it expires, it expires'