Context:

• S. President Joe Biden’s administration extended the New START nuclear treaty with Russia by five years, with the hope to prevent an arms race despite rising tensions with Moscow.
• The United States was extended the New START by the maximum allowed time of five years.

About New START Nuclear Treaty:

• New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation with the formal name of Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms.
• It was signed on 8 April 2010 in Prague, and, after ratification, entered into force on 5 February 2011.
• It is expected to last until 5 February 2026, having been extended in 2021.
• The treaty calls for halving the number of strategic nuclear missile launchers.
• A new inspection and verification regime will be established, replacing the SORT mechanism. It does not limit the number of operationally inactive nuclear warheads that can be stockpiled, a number in the high thousands.

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/us-extends-new-start-nuclear-treaty-with-russia/article33745368.ece

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