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The last US-Russian nuclear pact is about to expire, ending a half-century of arms control
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The last US-Russian nuclear pact is about to expire, ending a half-century of arms control

  • By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and HARRIET MORRIS Associated Press

The last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States is set to expire this week, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century. The end of the New START Treaty sets the stage for what many fear could be an unconstrained nuclear arms race. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared his readiness to stick to the treaty's limits for one more year if Washington follows suit, but U.S. President Donald Trump has been noncommittal about extending it. Arms control advocates have warned that the treaty's termination would fuel a renewed arms race.

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