The United States agrees to limit its nuclear development if Russia does the same

The White House, under the administration of the president Joe Bidendoes he plan to talk to Russia about one new nuclear arms control treatywhen the current one expires in 2026, after Russia’s withdrawal from the international agreement.

According to Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser USA is ready to respect the limits on the number of nuclear warheads set in the New START non-proliferation agreement linking it to Moscow “If only Russia does the same”.

Vladimir Putinthe president of Russia, withdrew from the treaty in February this year, suspending nuclear warhead and missile inspections. However, continues to comply with the nuclear weapons limits set out in the treaty, including no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers per country.

Since Russia’s withdrawal both countries stopped sharing semi-annual nuclear weapons data as required by the treaty. The United States will also stop informing Russia of the status or location of “treaty-listed items,” such as missiles and platforms. It also will not share telemetry information about ballistic missile test launches and revoke visas for Russian inspectors and crew members, according to a State Department announcement.

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The nuclear development inspections of both countries were suspended in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic. It was planned to resume them in 2022, but Russia canceled them and pulled out of the treaty.

Currently, there is still no response from Russia on whether it would be open to dialogue on a new nuclear treaty with the United States.