Moscow and Washington no longer have a treaty limiting strategic offensive capability (nuclear weapons). This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev.
That’s all... For the first time since 1972, Russia (the former USSR) and the United States do not have a treaty limiting strategic nuclear forces
He emphasized that the era of treaties on the reduction of strategic offensive arms (New START) has now become a thing of the past.
On February 5, 2026, the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START) expired. The document was signed by Russia and the United States in April 2010. The parties extended it in February 2021.
After the treaty ceased to be in force, neither country is bound by any obligations whatsoever in the field of nuclear weapons and may increase its strategic capability. Both Russia and the United States possess destructive weapons of various basing modes (air, sea, and land-based).
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