Humanity is threatened after the end of the last nuclear treaty between Russia and America

The New York Times highlighted the end of the New START nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia, considering it not just a passing legal or technical event.

She pointed out that this constitutes a threat to humanity, adding that the non-renewal of the treaty is a pivotal moment that turns the page of more than half a century of attempts to curb the most dangerous tools of destruction in human history.

The newspaper considered that with the expiration of New START, the world suddenly finds itself facing a new nuclear reality, with no ceilings or controls at a time in which the pace of arms races is accelerating and trust between the major powers and their allies is eroding.

She stressed that the international system has entered an unprecedented phase since the early 1970s, with the expiration of the treaty, which was the last major agreement that imposed legal restrictions on the size and quality of the two largest nuclear arsenals in the world.

She said that with the expiration of the treaty, there are no longer any controls regulating the number of nuclear warheads, at a time when a global race is accelerating to develop more advanced nuclear weapons capable of penetrating defenses.

While turning the page on New START was expected, the war in Ukraine and the sharp deterioration in relations between Washington and Moscow prevented the launch of serious negotiations to reach an alternative agreement.

The end of the treaty today came without an alternative, amid a direct exchange of accusations between the two countries, as Moscow says that it requested an extension of the treaty without receiving a response from Washington, confirming – according to the Kremlin – its openness to negotiation, while at the same time preparing to confront any new nuclear arms race.

Last January, US President Donald Trump rejected a Russian offer for an informal extension for one year, hinting at the need to formulate a new, “better” agreement, based on broader negotiations that include other nuclear powers, led by China.