WHAT HAPPENS NOW THAT THE US-RUSSIA LAST NUCLEAR TREATY HAS EXPIRED ? скачать в хорошем качестве

WHAT HAPPENS NOW THAT THE US-RUSSIA LAST NUCLEAR TREATY HAS EXPIRED ?

On February 5, 2026, the New START treaty officially lapsed — the final binding U.S.–Russia agreement that capped deployed strategic warheads and provided inspections, data exchanges, and basic transparency. Now, for the first time in decades, the world’s two largest nuclear powers are operating without legally binding limits. In this video, I break down what New START actually did, why its verification system mattered more than most people realize, how the framework unraveled, and the three paths ahead: Informal restraint (political commitment, no treaty) A negotiated replacement (and the China problem) Unregulated competition (the default if nothing replaces it) We’ll also look at why uncertainty fuels worst-case planning, how “uploading” warheads can happen faster than people think, and why China’s rapid buildup changes the nuclear equation for everyone. Key topics covered What New START limited: 1,550 deployed warheads, 700 deployed launchers, 18 on-site inspections/year Why transparency prevents miscalculation — and what happens when it’s gone Why the U.S. and Russia still hold the vast majority of the world’s nuclear weapons (and what that means) Reports of behind-the-scenes talks on an informal understanding COMMENT BELOW: Do you think Washington and Moscow keep an informal cap? Does China ever join arms control? Or are we heading into a new arms race?