Reversing Nuclear Disarmament: The war in Ukraine has provoked a new nuclear arms race and eroded trust and communication among nuclear powers
In February 2023, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia was suspending its participation in START, the Russian-American agreement on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive weapons. However, in recent years, the pace of its implementation had already been rapidly declining. Last year, around 200 warheads were decommissioned worldwide, compared with about 400 in 2021.