Russia has also "paused" it's compliance with New Start as of February 2023, which is odd. Though they are unlikely to exceed the treaty warhead numbers, as nu

Russia has also "paused" it's compliance with New Start as of February 2023, which is odd. Though they are unlikely to exceed the treaty warhead numbers, as nukes are expensive. It's too bad really, the START treaties were some of the best "reduce military spending" treaties ever made. Trump called it a bad deal back in 2017 and told Putin that he didn't want to extend it because it was too favorable, which is dumb since it was only ever a boon to both parties. Despite all the bluster and bullshit and "Super duper turbo America killer 9000" weapons like the Satan, Russia does like the START treaties and wanted to keep them going, at least until the war. As of today(!), the US has suspended the VISAs of Russia nuclear weapon inspectors as retaliation.