{"id":3657,"date":"2023-02-03T13:14:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T13:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3657"},"modified":"2025-10-18T08:36:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T07:36:01","slug":"nato-demands-russia-to-respect-nuclear-deal-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/analysis\/defense\/nato-demands-russia-to-respect-nuclear-deal-with-us\/2023\/02\/03\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO demands Russia to respect nuclear deal with US"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRUSSELS<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span>\u00a0NATO<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> urged<\/span> Russia<\/span> to<\/span> respect<\/span> its<\/span> only<\/span> treaty<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> aimed<\/span> at<\/span> curbing<\/span> the<\/span> spread<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> nuclear<\/span> arsenal,<\/span> allowing<\/span> Moscow<\/span> to<\/span> resume<\/span> on-site<\/span> inspections<\/span> of<\/span> military<\/span> installations.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> so-called<\/span> New<\/span> START<\/span> Treaty<\/span> was<\/span> signed<\/span> by<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> in<\/span> 2010.<\/span> Limits<\/span> the<\/span> number<\/span> of<\/span> long-range<\/span> nuclear<\/span> warheads<\/span> that<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> deployed<\/span> to<\/span> 1,550<\/span> and<\/span> limits<\/span> the<\/span> use<\/span> of<\/span> nuclear-capable<\/span> missiles.<\/span> They<\/span> can<\/span> inspect<\/span> each<\/span> other’s<\/span> nuclear<\/span> bases<\/span> and<\/span> support<\/span> facilities<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> short<\/span> period<\/span> of<\/span> time.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“We<\/span> are<\/span> concerned<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> has<\/span> failed<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> its<\/span> legally<\/span> binding<\/span> obligations<\/span> under<\/span> the<\/span> New<\/span> START<\/span> Treaty,”<\/span> the<\/span> NATO<\/span> ambassador<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement.<\/span> The<\/span> 30-nation<\/span> U.S.-led<\/span> military<\/span> alliance<\/span> supports<\/span> the<\/span> treaty<\/span> and<\/span> believes<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> helps<\/span> to<\/span> limit<\/span> the<\/span> expansion<\/span> of<\/span> nuclear<\/span> forces.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> envoys<\/span> said<\/span> that<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> refusal<\/span> to<\/span> hold<\/span> consultations<\/span> or<\/span> to<\/span> allow<\/span> U.S.<\/span> inspections<\/span> since<\/span> last<\/span> August<\/span> \u201cprevents<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> from<\/span> exercising<\/span> important<\/span> rights<\/span> under<\/span> the<\/span> Treaty,<\/span> and<\/span> undermines<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States’<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> adequately<\/span> verify<\/span> Russian<\/span> compliance<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> Treaty’s<\/span> central<\/span> limits.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cWe<\/span> call<\/span> on<\/span> Russia<\/span> to<\/span> fulfil<\/span> its<\/span> obligations<\/span> under<\/span> the<\/span> Treaty<\/span> by<\/span> facilitating<\/span> New<\/span> START<\/span> inspections<\/span> on<\/span> Russian<\/span> territory,<\/span> and<\/span> by<\/span> returning<\/span> to<\/span> participation<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Treaty’s<\/span> implementation<\/span> body,\u201d<\/span> the<\/span> forum<\/span> in<\/span> which<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> sides<\/span> could<\/span> consult,<\/span> NATO<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>President<\/span> Vladimir<\/span> Putin<\/span> has<\/span> repeatedly<\/span> ramped<\/span> up<\/span> his<\/span> nuclear<\/span> rhetoric<\/span> since<\/span> he<\/span> ordered<\/span> Russian<\/span> troops<\/span> into<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> almost<\/span> a<\/span> year<\/span> ago,<\/span> raising<\/span> concern<\/span> among<\/span> Western<\/span> allies<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> public<\/span> over<\/span> whether<\/span> he<\/span> might<\/span> actually<\/span> use<\/span> such<\/span> weapons.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> U.S.-Russia<\/span> committee<\/span> formed<\/span> under<\/span> the<\/span> treaty<\/span> last<\/span> met<\/span> in<\/span> October<\/span> 2021,<\/span> but<\/span> Russia<\/span> unilaterally<\/span> suspended<\/span> its<\/span> cooperation<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> pact’s<\/span> inspection<\/span> provisions<\/span> in<\/span> August<\/span> 2022<\/span> to<\/span> protest<\/span> U.S.<\/span> support<\/span> for<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Inspections<\/span> of<\/span> U.S.<\/span> and<\/span> Russian<\/span> military<\/span> sites<\/span> under<\/span> the<\/span> New<\/span> START<\/span> treaty<\/span> were<\/span> paused<\/span> by<\/span> both<\/span> sides<\/span> because<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> spread<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> coronavirus<\/span> in<\/span> March<\/span> 2020.<\/span> “Russia’s<\/span> refusal<\/span> to<\/span> facilitate<\/span> inspection<\/span> activities<\/span> prevents<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> from<\/span> exercising<\/span> important<\/span> rights<\/span> under<\/span> the<\/span> treaty<\/span> and<\/span> threatens<\/span> the<\/span> survival<\/span> of<\/span> U.S.-Russia<\/span> nuclear<\/span> arms<\/span> control,”<\/span> the<\/span> State<\/span> Department<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRUSSELS (AP) –\u00a0NATO on Friday urged Russia to respect its only treaty with the United States aimed at curbing the spread of its nuclear arsenal, allowing Moscow to resume on-site inspections of military installations.\u00a0 The so-called New START Treaty was signed by Russia and the United States in 2010. Limits the number of long-range nuclear […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[26,2480,2482,9925,24,276],"tags":[77,79,154,623,962,963],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/usdeal.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3657"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3657"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3660,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3657\/revisions\/3660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}