'If it expires, it expires,' Trump tells NYT about US-Russia nuclear treaty
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 8, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 8, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Trump dismisses the expiring US-Russia nuclear treaty, suggesting a new agreement that includes China. The New START treaty is set to expire soon.
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss an expiring nuclear treaty with Russia, saying in remarks released on Thursday that "if it expires, it expires."
The last remaining U.S.-Russia arms control treaty, New START, is set to expire on February 5. It caps the number of strategic nuclear warheads that the two nations can deploy,
"We'll just do a better agreement," Trump told The New York Times, adding that China should be incorporated in any future agreement. The interview took place on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Jasper Ward in WashingtonEditing by David Ljunggren)
Arms control refers to international agreements that aim to regulate and limit the development, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weapons, particularly nuclear weapons.
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