U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP
The New START treaty, the nuclear weapons agreement between the United States and Russia, is scheduled to expire next year. Signed in 2010, it sets caps on long-range weapons deployed and allows inspections by both sides to ensure compliance.
Without that, the two nuclear powers will face each other without binding ties for the first time in decades.
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