The United States has extended a key nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for five years, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday 03 Feb 2021. Then the treaty has been extended to 5th Feb 2026.
This treaty is the only one left regulating the two largest nuclear arsenals in the world and was set to expire on February 05. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law extending the treaty for five years.
President Joe Biden made renewing the pact a priority when he entered office, even as he launched a review of Russian malfeasance ranging from the SolarWinds hack to the alleged bounties Moscow offered for the death of US troops in Afghanistan.
The New START Treaty limits both nations to deploying 1,550 nuclear warheads over 700 delivery systems, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and bombers. It also allows for 18 on-site inspections every year that allow each side to keep a close eye on the others' capabilities.
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