With Donald Trump’s election as US president, the New Start treaty – the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia – faces an uncertain future. The treaty, which restricts the strategic nuclear arsenals of both states and provides verification protocols, is set to lapse in February 2026.
With US-Russia relations already at a historic low due to the prolonged Ukraine war, Trump’s return to the White House raises questions about the future of nuclear arms control in an increasingly polarised world.
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Amna Saqib is Research Officer & Assistant Editor at the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) Islamabad.
Maryyum Masood is working as a Research Officer & Associate Editor at the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) Islamabad. She is an MPhil scholar in the Department of Strategic Studies at the National Defense University (NDU) Islamabad.
