Demise of US-Russia Nuclear Pact Sparks Fears of New Arms Race

A vehicle transports an RS-24 Yars strategic nuclear missile during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow in 2020.

Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

The last major arms-control agreement between the US and Russia expired Thursday, increasing the risk of a new arms race between the world’s two largest nuclear powers amid growing global instability.

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