US-Russian nuclear arms treaty may lose relevance

The simple numbers that have defined the post-Cold War nuclear balance are being overtaken by technological disruptions

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In this article

  • Treaty renewal
  • US policy
  • US land-based missiles
  • Single ICBM model
  • Future replacement
  • Mobile capacity
  • US sea-based component
  • US strategic bomber component
  • Russia's ICBM evolution
  • Retiring
  • Current
  • Planned
  • Russia's submarine fleet
  • Aging bombers
  • Budget constraints in Moscow
  • Strategic stability

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