Opinion
Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsOpinion
New START’s death is around the corner. Please, someone, tell the President
The last agreement constraining US and Russian nuclear weapons expires in two months, and Putin has proposed to extend it. But it takes two to tango.
The National Interest
Don’t Rule Out New START Talks with Russia
Arms control talks with Russia may seem unlikely now, but that is precisely why they are needed. Although President Trump is apparently frustrated that Russian president Vladimir Putin decided not to ...
The American Conservative
Trump Should Accept Putin’s New START Offer
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... On February 5, 2026, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the sole remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
China and the United States need a framework for nuclear arms control. It isn’t New START
Editor’s note: This article belongs to a two-part series about addressing the nuclear arms control trilemma. Read the second article in the series. The extended New START arms control agreement ...
Cfr.org
Putin’s Nuclear Offer: How to Navigate a New START Extension
CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. John Drennan is the Robert A. Belfer International Affairs Fellow in European Security at the Council on Foreign Relations.
TASS
Developing agreement to replace New START in everyone’s interest — US expert
In Daryl G. Kimball's opinion, "given that New START will expire soon and negotiating a new treaty takes time, it is vital that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin reach an interim deal agreement to ...
TASS
New START Treaty could be extended for year any time before February 5 — Lavrov
The Russian Foreign Minister recalled that the current New START was extended shortly after former US President Joe Biden took office, just days before the treaty was set to expire MOSCOW, November 11 ...