For decades, the threat of nuclear conflict between the US and the Soviet Union hung over humanity. Now, only one nuclear arms pact between Moscow and Washington is still standing: New START, which experts say is on the ropes and set to expire in February in any case. 

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Russia says it regrets expiration of last nuclear arms treaty, but Trump says he wants a new pact

Russia says it regrets expiration of last nuclear arms treaty, but Trump says he wants a new pact

The Kremlin says it regrets the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal. The end of the New START treaty left no caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than half a century, fueling fears of a new nuclear arms race. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed readiness Thursday to stick to the pact's limits for another year if Washington agreed. But Trump said he wants a new pact. The treaty was signed in 2010. It was extended in 2021 for five more years.

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