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The expiration of the New START treaty leaves more than 10,000 U.S. and Russia nuclear weapons unconstrained for the first time in decades.
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russia is ready for the new reality of a world with no U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control limits after the New START treaty expires this week, Moscow's point man for arms control said on Tuesday.
Experts warn that the expiration of a long-standing nuclear arms control treaty between the two superpowers could mark the start of a new nuclear rivalry.
The expiration of the New START treaty has the US and Russia poised to increase the number of their deployed strategic nuclear weapons, pushing the world into dangerous territory.
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The allegations were leveled by U.S. officials late last week. Arms control experts worry that norms against nuclear testing are unraveling.