Russia, U.S. to extend nuclear arms pact

The United States and Russia have “agreed in principle” to extend the New START nuclear arms control treaty by five years


PATH TO MEETING NEW START* LIMITS
Number of deployed U.S. and Russian nuclear warheads

Feb 5, 2011: New START enters into force, parties given seven years to meet limits

New START deployed warhead limit

Feb 5, 2018: Treaty limits go into effect, lasting until Feb 2021.
Terms could be extended to 2026

1,800 
1,600 
1,400 
1,200
1,000 
	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
 
United States	Russia


New START treaty, signed in 2010 by U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, limits U.S. and Russia to no more than 1,550 nuclear warheads on 700 deployed launchers
*Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
Number of deployed warheads Sep 1, 2020
U.S. Russia 1,457 1,447


Sources: Arms Control Association, U.S. Department of State 
Picture: AP 
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