Treaty limiting US, Russian nuclear weapons expiring
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Fading U.S. leadership has countries from Poland to South Korea thinking about nuclear-weapons programs of their own.
A nuclear treaty first signed in 2010 is expiring this week. If it's not replaced, experts say a global arms race could be in the cards.
The expiration of the last remaining nuclear treaty between the United States and Russia on Thursday has sparked fears about a nuclear arms race, with the two biggest nuclear superpowers without limits on their arsenals for the first time in decades.
Tomorrow, the world lurches toward an age of international uncertainty and increased nuclear-weapons spending. New START is expiring. Why it matters: The treaty capped and encouraged inspections of the deployed nuclear arsenals of the U.
The last remaining nuclear arms pact between the United States and Russia has come to an end at a time of global instability.
France has a very long history of nuclear deterrence. The subject recurs regularly on the agenda, and allied countries could be placed under a nuclear umbrella. Early conclusions point to the possibility of extending a doctrine that is currently,