Feb 5, 2026
The Independent February 5, 2026 The alarm is once again sounding, and it’s louder than ever. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock has reached 85 seconds to midnight, the closest to midnight it’s ever been. For those who may not know, Bulletin of the...
Feb 5, 2026
The Independent February 5, 2026 The 2010 New Strategic Arms Control Treaty (New START), the last remaining arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia, the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals, is set to expire Feb. 5, 2026, with little likelihood that any of its...
Feb 5, 2026
The Independent February 5, 2026 The 2010 New Strategic Arms Control Treaty (New START), the last remaining arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia, the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals, is set to expire Feb. 5, 2026, with little likelihood that any of its...
Feb 5, 2026
Today, New START, the last remaining arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia, expired. These two countries, hosting 80% of the world’s nuclear weapons, have not been unconstrained since 1972. This lack of agreement between the two states shapes a new era of...
Feb 5, 2026
It’s 85 seconds to midnight. The collapse of the New START Treaty hasn’t helped but there is still time to turn things around, writes Lawrence S.Wittner On January 27, 2026, the editors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of their famous “Doomsday...