politics
February 3, 2026
Moscow’s nuclear pact offer still stands
Russia’s offer to extend the New START treaty is still on the table, Dmitry Medvedev has said as the agreement is about to expire
TL;DR
- Russia's offer to extend the New START treaty for one year is still valid.
- The treaty is set to expire later this week.
- If the treaty lapses, it would be the first time since 1972 without legal limits on strategic weapons between the US and Russia.
- The New START treaty caps each side at 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear warheads.
- Russia claims it has received no substantive response from the US regarding its extension proposal.
- Medvedev warned of a "dangerous new phase of uncertainty" and that more countries might pursue nuclear weapons.
- The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its 'Doomsday Clock' forward due to the treaty's impending expiration and the threat of an arms race.
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