US-Russia nuclear treaty expires

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Treaty limiting US, Russian nuclear weapons expiring as leaders mull what's next
The last remaining nuclear treaty between the U.S. and Russia is set to expire Thursday, ending decades of arms control between the two countries with the largest nuclear arsenals.

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Expiration of U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons treaty sparks concerns of new arms race
Why fears of a nuclear arms race are rising as US-Russia treaty expires
The last U.S.-Russian nuclear pact is about to expire, ending a half-century of arms control
The last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States is set to expire Thursday, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century...

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Russia says it's open to diplomacy but will counter any new threats after expiry of nuclear treaty
Fears of new arms race as US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty due to expire
Russia, criticising US, says lapse of treaty means no more nuclear limits
"Essentially, our ideas are being deliberately ignored. This (U.S.) approach appears mistaken and regrettable," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

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Russia vows to act 'responsibly' once nuclear pact with US ends
Terrifying new arms race threatens to explode with no limits on warheads as US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty expires

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