US-Russia nuclear treaty expires
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MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia would continue taking a responsible approach to strategic nuclear stability, despite the expiry of the last nuclear arms control treaty between Moscow and Washington.
A Russian nationalist MP's claim that Moscow could 'destroy the entire planet' without nuclear warheads lands as New START expires, sharpening fears that a world with fewer inspections and fewer limits will leave everyone guessing—and guessing wrong.
Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia.
A Russian official said Moscow is ready to respond with military measures if the United States deploys its missile defense program to Greenland.