{"id":13364,"date":"2023-03-01T03:27:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T03:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mlecharbinger.org\/?p=13364"},"modified":"2023-03-01T03:27:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T03:27:32","slug":"end-of-a-nuclear-power-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mlecharbinger.org\/?p=13364","title":{"rendered":"End of a Nuclear Power Era"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Elizabeth Gonzalez<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday, February 21, 2023, that Moscow was suspending its participation in the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) \u2014 the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States \u2014 sharply upping the ante amid tensions with Washington over the fighting in Ukraine. Speaking in his state of the nation address, Putin also said that Russia should stand ready to resume nuclear weapons tests if the U.S. does so, a move that would end a global ban on nuclear weapons tests in place since Cold War times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2010, the START treaty was signed by the United States and Russia, which have been the world\u2019s two largest nuclear powers. The treaty limits the number of long-range nuclear warheads they can deploy to 1,550 and the use of missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons. It enables mutual inspections of nuclear bases and support facilities on short notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ambassadors have stated that Russia has failed to comply with the new obligations of the treaty. According to the delegates<\/a>, Russia’s refusal to hold consultations or allow U.S. inspections since last August \u201cprevents the United States from exercising important rights under the Treaty, and undermines the United States\u2019 ability to adequately verify Russian compliance with the Treaty\u2019s central limits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A deep concern with Russia breaking away from the treaty is increasing tensions with Ukraine. Since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the U.S. has felt strains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Russia\u2019s suspension of the treaty, a new relationship has formed with China, a growing nuclear power. On Wednesday, China and Russia were seen together expanding into the African continent through the practice of military exercises. Some security analysts argue that by hosting the military exercises, South Africa is giving Russia a platform to demonstrate its military might as it fights a brutal war that has killed thousands of Ukrainian civilians.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This exercise has raised alarm among Western governments as the one-year anniversary of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine nears. Earlier in the year, it was announced the Zircon missile would be launched but Captain Oleg Gladkiy, who is head of the Russian contingent, said during a media briefing that the test launch would no longer take place.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia\u2019s suspension from the treaty would initiate a breaking of future treaties, ultimately stopping them from being as effective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On February 21, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Moscow would remove its involvement in in the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with the United States. Read about the treaty and why Russia decided to cease its involvement with it as written by Elizabeth Gonzalez.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,11,20],"tags":[2792,3458,4745,4279,4744,4373],"class_list":["post-13364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-news","category-world-news","tag-nato","tag-russia","tag-strategic-arms-reduction-treaty","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-and-russia","tag-vladimir-putin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t