Trump calls for new nuclear treaty with Russia
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A Russian official said Moscow is ready to respond with military measures if the United States deploys its missile defense program to Greenland.
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.
Since the collapse of the old Soviet Union, Russia has cut a substantially diminished figure on the international stage.
China says it will not join nuclear talks "at this stage" after the expiry of the US-Russian New START treaty triggered fears of a global arms race. "China has always kept its nuclear capabilities at the minimum level required for national security and is not engaging in an arms race with any country,
China has firmly rejected U.S. calls to join nuclear arms control talks with Russia, particularly following the recent expiration of the New START treaty. This development leaves the U.S. and Russia without binding limits on their nuclear arsenals for the first time in decades.