Japanese atomic bomb survivors said Thursday that they feared the world was marching toward nuclear war as the last U.S.-Russian arms control treaty expired. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/japan-atomic-bomb-survivor-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #newstart #usrussiarelations #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #nihonhidankyo #terumitanaka

Japanese atomic bomb survivors said Thursday that they feared the world was marching toward nuclear war as the last U.S.-Russian arms control treaty expired. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/japan-atomic-bomb-survivor-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #newstart #usrussiarelations #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #nihonhidankyo #terumitanaka

As #treaty expires, #Russia says it's still ready to talk to #US on #nuclear limits

Russia said on Thursday it regretted the expiry of its last remaining #NuclearArms treaty with the United States but was still ready to talk, raising the possibility of a last-minute deal to preserve limits on deployment of the world's deadliest weapons.

[No word from #Trump who probably relishes the idea of a nuclear weapon stockpile]

#geopolitics #NuclearWeapons #NewSTART
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/new-nuclear-age-beckons-clock-ticks-down-last-russia-us-arms-deal-2026-02-04/

#Trump has not formally responded to a proposal from Russian President Vladimir #Putin to keep observing key terms of the #NewSTART treaty for one more year, even though there is no legal option to extend the full treaty.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said #Russia was still ready to engage in dialogue with the #US if Washington responded constructively to Putin's proposal.

#geopolitics #NuclearWeapons

As #treaty expires, #Russia says it's still ready to talk to #US on #nuclear limits

Russia said on Thursday it regretted the expiry of its last remaining #NuclearArms treaty with the United States but was still ready to talk, raising the possibility of a last-minute deal to preserve limits on deployment of the world's deadliest weapons.

[No word from #Trump who probably relishes the idea of a nuclear weapon stockpile]

#geopolitics #NuclearWeapons #NewSTART
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/new-nuclear-age-beckons-clock-ticks-down-last-russia-us-arms-deal-2026-02-04/