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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(129,129 posts) Mon Sep 22, 2025, 01:27 PM Sep 22

Putin offers Trump one-year extension to nuclear weapons treaty

Source: Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin offered his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump a one-year extension on Monday to the last treaty limiting both countries' nuclear weapons while they discuss what comes next.

Russia and the United States have by far the biggest nuclear arsenals in the world. The New START treaty limiting the numbers of strategic nuclear weapons - those designed to hit centres of military, economic and political power - expires on February 5.

The treaty caps the number of deployed warheads at 1,550 on each side. Both are likely to breach that if the treaty is not extended or replaced.

Putin said his proposal was in the interests of global non-proliferation and could help spur dialogue with Washington about arms control.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/putin-offers-trump-temporary-nuclear-120334568.html

You get Nobel prize if you do Donald - Vlad Pooty Poot

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Putin offers Trump one-year extension to nuclear weapons treaty (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 22 OP

Meaningless when Putin keeps threatening to launch some every month or so. marble falls Sep 22 #1

TALKS ON OVERHAULING TREATY YET TO START riversedge Sep 22 #2

marble falls

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1. Meaningless when Putin keeps threatening to launch some every month or so.

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Mon Sep 22, 2025, 01:41 PM

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riversedge

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2. TALKS ON OVERHAULING TREATY YET TO START

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Mon Sep 22, 2025, 01:53 PM

Sep 22

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/putin-offers-trump-temporary-nuclear-120334568.html

A U.S. State Department spokesperson said Washington had seen Putin's remarks and referred questions to the White House.

"The President will decide the path forward on nuclear arms control, which he will clarify on his own timeline," the spokesperson said.

TALKS ON OVERHAULING TREATY YET TO START

Differences over Ukraine mean the two superpowers have not started talks on renewing or overhauling the treaty, though Trump has spoken of his desire to do a new nuclear arms control deal, albeit with China as well.

Beijing has rejected the idea that it should be included..........................

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