U.S. President Donald Trump called for a new nuclear arms control treaty on Feb. 5, as the last such treaty between the United States and Russia officially expired.
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) had been in force between the United States and Russia since Feb. 5, 2011. It expired on on Feb. 5 after 15 years.
As the existing arms control framework sunset, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to urge for negotiations on a new deal.
“Rather than extend ‘NEW START’ (A badly negotiated deal by the United States that, aside from everything else, is being grossly violated), we should have our Nuclear Experts work on a new, improved, and modernized Treaty that can last long into the future,” Trump wrote….
Trump Calls for New Nuclear Arms Control Treaty as New START Expires
