For the first time since January, representatives from the United States and Russia recently met in Vienna for the latest round of strategic security dialogues, which included a discussion on the last remaining agreement on nuclear weapons: the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). In short, the treaty limits the number of US and Russian deployed strategic nuclear warheads to 1,550 each. The treaty is set to expire in February 2021, but it can easily be extended for another five years. While President Vladimir Putin of Russia has already stated that he is ready to extend, the Trump administration has yet to make a final decision.
