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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

Ending of New Start treaty will remove mutual limits on the world’s two biggest nuclear arsenals

Robert O’Brien says US should abandon moratorium but experts say proposal would hasten global nuclear arms race

Talks expected on Monday would be first since Obama administration and follow visit to Washington by Wang Yi, Chinese foreign minister

President castigates Putin regime for ‘shredding longstanding arms control agreements’ and making the ‘world less safe’

WASHINGTON — It seemed to be a scary example of bellicose warmongering foreshadowing a catastrophic escalation. But Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement this week that he was abandoning the last major nuclear arms control treaty may have been more symbolic than a threat of concrete action.

"Each side could double the number of their deployed strategic nuclear warheads within 2-3 years," expert warns

The United States said on Friday its policy towards North Korea had not changed after a senior U.S. official responsible for nuclear policy raised some eyebrows by saying Washington would be willing to engage in arms-control talks with Pyongyang.

New national security strategy warns of Russia as more immediate threat and China as long-term competitor