Putin offers to extend nuclear arms pact
Russian President Vladimir Putin is proposing to extend the
New START treaty between Moscow and Washington Ð the last
remaining nuclear arms deal between the two countries

Putin (left) says Russia will keep abiding by
terms of New START for one year after it expires
in Feb 2026, but only if U.S. does the same

Treaty limits U.S. and Russia to no more than 1,550 deployed strategic
nuclear warheads on 700 launchers Ð missiles, submarines and bombers

U.S.-RUSSIAN STRATEGIC ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENTS

1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
START I
SORT
New START

1988: INF treaty bans
U.S. and Russian missiles
with ranges of 500-5,500km.
Two sides remove almost
2,700 missiles by 1991

Feb 2011: Enters into force

Jan 2021
Extended for
five years

Feb 2026: Due to expire

Note: Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START),
Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT)

Sources: Arms Control Association, Reuters
Pictures: Getty Images
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