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UN calls New START expiration a 'grave moment' and urges fresh arms-control talks
United Nations Press Briefing · February 5, 2026
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The UN described the expiration of the New START treaty as a 'grave moment' that leaves the world without binding limits on the U.S. and Russian strategic arsenals, urged both states to return to the negotiating table, and called for a verifiable successor framework to reduce nuclear risks.
The United Nations said the expiration of the New START treaty "marks a grave moment in international peace and security," leaving the world, for the first time in more than half a century, without binding limits on the strategic arsenals of the Russian Federation and the…
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