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US Offers Talks With Russia on Nuclear Arms Despite Treaty Fallout

  • The Biden administration wants to negotiate a new nuclear arms control framework with Russia to replace the expiring New START treaty.
  • The US will continue adhering to limits in New START if Russia does but took countermeasures against Russia for suspending the treaty.
  • Russia's growing nuclear strength and strained US-Russia relations complicate a new framework, as does China's nuclear buildup.
  • The White House says the US does not need a nuclear arms race with Russia and China and wants engagement to prevent nuclear conflict.
  • It's unclear if Russia will engage as US-Russia relations are at a post-Cold War low, though Russia says it will keep central New START limits.
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