End of an era as US, Russia prepare to exit final nuclear arms treaty

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On Thursday, the New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the US and Russia, is set to expire, removing restrictions on the nuclear arsenals of the world's two largest nuclear powers. The treaty, signed in 2010, limited the deployment of nuclear weapons by both countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a one-year extension in September, but the Trump administration has not responded substantively. While President Trump initially indicated that an extension "sounds like a good idea," no further action has been taken. The expiration marks the end of decades of nuclear arms agreements between Washington and Moscow dating back to the Cold War.

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Russia has received no “substantive reaction” on New START.

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Trump said an extension “sounds like a good idea to me”.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested a one-year extension of New START in September.

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New START, the last nuclear treaty between Washington and Moscow, is set to expire.

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Come Thursday, barring a last-minute change, the final treaty in the world that restricted nuclear weapon deployment will be over.New START, the last nuclear treaty between Washington and Moscow after decades of agreements dating to the Cold War, is set to expire, and with it restrictions on the two top nuclear powers.The expiration comes as President Donald Trump, vowing “America first”, smashes through international agreements that limit the United States, although in the case of New START, the issue may more be inertia than ideology.Russian President Vladimir Putin in September suggested a one-year extension of New START.Trump, asked afterwards by a reporter for a reaction while he was boarding his helicopter, said an extension “sounds like a good idea to me”, but little has been heard since.Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev, who as Russia’s president signed New START with counterpart Barack Obama in 2010, said in a recent interview with the Kommersant newspaper that Russia has received no “substantive reaction” on New START but was still giving time to Trump.

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