US warns Russia might have breached nuclear arms treaty
The U.S. government has warned that Russia may possess more nuclear warheads than permitted under the New START arms control treaty.
Signed in 2010, the New START treaty between Russia and the United States aims to cap the number of nuclear weapons each country can deploy. The treaty, which is set to expire next year, limits both nations to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads.
However, the U.S. has recently suggested that Russia may have violated the agreement.
"Russia was probably close to the deployed warhead limit during much of the year and may have exceeded the deployed warhead limit by a small number during portions of 2024," the U.S. State Department said in a report.
The U.S. government is continuing to assess the imbalance between the two nations, emphasizing that this situation presents significant security concerns.
(QG - Source: Newsweek / Picture: © Unsplash)