Russia criticises US as final nuclear warhead treaty set to expire

Experts have warned that the expiry of the US-Russia New START treaty could spark a fresh nuclear arms race.

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Russia says it is “no longer bound” by limits on the number of nuclear warheads it can deploy, as the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with the United States is set to expire.

The New START treaty, which was signed in 2010, will expire on Thursday. Russia said that the US had not responded to President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to keep observing the missile and warhead limits in the treaty for another 12 months.

Russia criticises US as final nuclear warhead treaty set to expire

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