President Biden proposes 5-year extension of Russian nuclear arms treaty
By Matthew Lee and Robert Burns
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is proposing to Russia a five-year extension of the New START treaty limiting the number of U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear weapons, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan planned to convey the extension proposal to Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, on Thursday afternoon, said one official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a matter not yet publicly announced by the administration. A second U.S. official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the proposal but offered no details.
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BRUSSELS (AP) NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called Thursday on the United States and Russia to extend a major nuclear arms agreement before it expires in less than two weeks, and to later broaden the pact to include more weapons and China.
The New START treaty, signed in 2010 by U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, expires on Feb. 5. It limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers. It permits sweeping on-site inspections to verify compliance. We should not end up in a situation with no limitation on nuclear warheads, and New START will expire within days, Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels.
Joe Biden offers Vladimir Putin a five-year extension on last-remaining treaty limiting nuclear weapons
NEW Start treaty limits Russia and U.S. nuclear weapons to 1,550 deployed warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers
It expires on February 5 and Trump opposed extending it, saying he wanted China in a three-way limitation treaty
But Russia opposed move and now Biden is offering a five-year extension on the same terms
All other nuclear weapons limitation treaties had already expired
U.S. officials: Biden proposes 5-year extension of nuke treaty By MATTHEW LEE and ROBERT BURNS, Associated Press
Published: January 21, 2021, 11:07am
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WASHINGTON The Biden administration is proposing to Russia a five-year extension of the New START treaty limiting the number of U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear weapons, U.S. officials said Thursday.