Regarding the US-Russia nuclear disarmament treaty "New START," which will expire next month, the US Biden administration has announced its intention to extend the treaty for five years.
The former Trump and Putin administrations have been discussing an extension of the new START nuclear disarmament treaty, which stipulates the reduction of strategic nuclear warheads between the United States and Russia, as the expiration date approaches on the 5th of next month. was doing.
At a press conference on the 21st, White House spokesman Saki revealed his intention to extend the treaty for five years as the US government.
At the press conference, spokesman Saki said, "President Biden has stated that the new START will be in the interests of US national security." "The extension of the treaty is in conflict with Russia as it is now." In some cases, it makes more sense. "
On the 20th, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for an extension of the new START for the longest five years under the provisions of the treaty.
Regarding the nuclear disarmament of the two nuclear powers of the United States and Russia, the New START is the only nuclear disarmament treaty left between the two countries, as the INF = Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty expired in August.
The Washington Post, a leading U.S. newspaper, said it hopes to promptly extend the new START to lay the groundwork for a new nuclear disarmament treaty, including China, which will strengthen its nuclear force in the future. I am.