https://www.airandspaceforces.com/with-new-start-set-to-expire-experts-foresee-a-new-era-of-nuclear-policy/

USAF illustration of Sentinel in silo

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https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2026/02/fears-nuclear-arms-race-rise-new-start-expires/411210/?oref=defenseone_today_nl&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Defense%20One%20Today%3A%20Feb.%205%2C%202026&utm_term=newsletter_d1_today

"Fears of a nuclear arms race rise as New START expires"

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The Feb. 5 expiration of the last key U.S.-Russia arms-control agreement, combined with uncertainty about the U.S. commitment to defend European allies, has U.S. lawmakers and former officials worried about the prospects of nuclear proliferation and a new arms race.