US Halts Nuclear Arsenal Information Exchange With Russia
The United States has halted the exchange of key information on its nuclear arsenal with Russia, citing Moscow’s decision to suspend its participation in the New START treaty.
The United States had offered to continue providing biannual nuclear weapons data with Russia under the faltering New START treaty even after Moscow suspended its participation in February.
However, Russian officials have informed Washington that they won’t be sharing their data with the United States, according to White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.
“Since they have refused to be compliant with that particular modality of New START, we have decided to likewise not share that data,” Kirby said on a call with reporters on Tuesday….