Coverage dated February 2, 2026 to February 5, 2026

Last US, Russia nuclear weapons agreement ends

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 3 developments

MOSCOW -- The Kremlin said Thursday it regretted the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while U.S. President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal.

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Developments in this update

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  1. For the First Time in Half a Century, We Won’t Have a Nuclear Treaty With Russia. Trump Is Totally Unprepared.

    Headline from Slate Magazine ·

  2. Trump calls for new nuclear pact as US-Russia treaty expires

    Headline from Military Times ·

  3. Newest

    Last US, Russia nuclear weapons agreement ends

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

Reports & sources

50 articles, oldest first.

  1. Slate Magazine

    For the First Time in Half a Century, We Won’t Have a Nuclear Treaty With Russia. Trump Is Totally Unprepared. (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Slate Magazine's feed description

    And there's a new dimension to the possible arms race scenarios ahead of us.

  2. Vox

    The last US-Russia nuclear treaty is about to expire. What happens now? (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    We’re about to lose our last nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. What does that mean?

  3. Christian Science Monitor

    With US-Russia nuclear arms pact expiring, new players like China pose challenges (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    As a key nuclear arms agreement is set to expire, the world ponders what kind of arms-control architecture needs to be built to address the geopolitical challenges of the 21st century.

  4. 12News Now Beaumont

    The last US-Russian nuclear pact is about to expire, ending a half-century of arms control (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    The last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States is set to expire this week, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the...

  5. Washington Examiner

    US-Russia nuclear treaty to expire as attention turns to China (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The last remaining agreement between the United States and Russia limiting both countries' nuclear weapons will expire on Thursday.

  6. CBS News

    Arms control treaty limiting U.S., Russian nuclear weapons to expire, as leaders mull what (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The last remaining nuclear treaty between the U.S. and Russia is set to expire Thursday, ending decades of arms control between the two countries with the largest nuclear arsenals.

  7. WMUR

    Last US-Russian nuclear pact is about to expire (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States is set to expire Thursday, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than half a century.

  8. Newsweek

    Russia issues alerts as nuclear New START Treaty with US ends (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The treaty is set to lapse Thursday, with Russia saying it had not heard from US officials.

  9. CNN

    A key nuclear weapons treaty is ending. It’s a blow to Russia’s ‘superpower’ myth (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Since the collapse of the old Soviet Union, Russia has cut a substantially diminished figure on the international stage.

  10. Fox News

    World enters uncharted era as US-Russia nuclear treaty expires, opening door to fastest arms race in decades (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    New START treaty expires Thursday, ending nuclear limits between the U.S. and Russia for the first time in over 50 years. Both countries must reassess nuclear programs.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Russia criticises US as final nuclear warhead treaty set to expire (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Experts have warned that the expiry of the US-Russia New START treaty could spark a fresh nuclear arms race.

  12. NPR

    For the first time in decades, the U.S. and Russia have no limits on nuclear weapons (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The last major arms control treaty between Russian and the U.S. will expire on Thursday, but experts are cautiously optimistic that there won't be another arms race. At least not right away.

  13. WMUR

    As US-Russia nuclear treaty expires, experts warn of runaway arms race (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    President Donald Trump has not committed to extending an agreement with Russia designed to cap nuclear weapons.

  14. Military.com

    A Half-Century of US-Russian Arms Control Ends With the Expiration of the New START Nuclear Pact (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The Kremlin says it views the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the U.S. with regret, leaving no caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in over 50 years.

  15. MyNorthwest

    The last US-Russia nuclear pact expires, prompting fears of a new arms race (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    MOSCOW (AP) — The last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States expired Thursday, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals

  16. Salon

    "We're at risk of an arms race": US-Russian nuclear arms treaty expires (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Lawmakers fear a global arms race as the last treaty comes to an end.

  17. Anchorage Daily News

    Half-century of US-Russian arms control ends with expiration of New START nuclear pact (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Russian President Vladimir Putin last year declared his readiness to stick to the treaty’s limits for another year if Washington followed suit, but U.S. President Donald Trump has been noncommittal about extending it.

  18. Washington Examiner

    US and Russia agree to restart military communications as nuclear limits treaty expires (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The U.S. and Russia have agreed to restart military-to-military communications, the same day the last nuclear arms treaty between them expired.

  19. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Demise of U.S.-Russia nuclear pact sparks fears of new arms race (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The START treaty is expiring as relations between Russia and Europe have spiraled over the war in Ukraine. Uncertainty over NATO also looms.

  20. Al Jazeera

    Russia says will act responsibly despite New START nuclear treaty expiry (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Both Beijing and Moscow expressed regret at lapse of last Russia-US nuclear arms control treaty.

  21. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Final US-Russian nuke pact expiring (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    The last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States is set to expire Thursday, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century.

  22. CNN

    Fears of nuclear arms race rise as US-Russia treaty expires (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    The expiration of the last remaining nuclear treaty between the United States and Russia on Thursday has sparked fears about a nuclear arms race, with the two biggest nuclear superpowers without limits on their arsenals for the first time in decades.

  23. Deutsche Welle

  24. CBS News

    Last arms control treaty limiting U.S., Russian nuclear weapons expires as leaders mull what's next (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The last remaining nuclear treaty between the U.S. and Russia has expired, ending decades of arms control between the two countries with the largest nuclear arsenals.

  25. Los Angeles Times

    A half-century of U.S.-Russian arms control ends with the expiration of the New START nuclear pact (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Arms control experts say the termination of the New START Treaty could set the stage for an unconstrained nuclear arms race.

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