Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security:

Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security:

New START was signed in 2010 and its limits on warheads and launchers are no longer relevant in 2026 when one nuclear power is expanding its arsenal at a scale and pace not seen in over half a century and another continues to maintain and develop a vast range of nuclear systems unconstrained by New START’s terms.

Almost all of the U.S. deployed nuclear forces were subject to New START while only a fraction of Russia's much larger stockpile was, exactly zero Chinese nuclear weapons were covered by New START.

The United States can now finally take steps to strengthen deterrence on behalf of the American people and our allies. This confluence of factors – serial Russian violations, growth of worldwide stockpiles, and flaws in New START’s design and implementation – gives the United States a clear imperative to call for a new architecture that addresses the threats of today, not those of a bygone era

What we are proposing is not talks for the sake of talks—with this effort, the United States is looking for meaningful progress based in concrete actions.

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