New START
About the New START
Obama and Medvedev cut deployed strategic warheads to 1,550, delivery vehicles to 700, with robust inspections. Last remaining US Russia arms control treaty, extended 2021 for five years. Russia suspended participation 2023, inspections halted, but both claim to respect central limits. It expired on 5 February 2026, leaving the two largest arsenals without binding limits for the first time since 1972.
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