THE STORY BEHIND THE SATIRE · Moscow / Washington · Feb 5
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Nuclear limits expire from lack of interest
What happened
New START, the last nuclear-arms treaty limiting U.S. and Russian strategic arsenals, expired without a replacement.
Why it matters
For the first time in more than half a century, the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals were left without treaty caps.
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