The total number of nuclear weapons both Russia and the US could possess was limited by New START, signed between the two countries in 2010. The treaty would have expired on 5 February 2021, had the Biden administration not agreed to extend it for another five years.<\/p>\n
Peter Kuznick is a professor of history at American University, where he founded the Nuclear Studies Institute. He has authored and co-authored numerous books, including\u00a0The Untold History of the United States,\u00a0Rethinking the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Japanese and American Perspectives\u00a0and\u00a0Nuclear Power and Hiroshima: The Truth Behind the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Power.<\/p>\n
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