The Biden administration has resumed the public disclosure of sensitive nuclear data as part of a treaty with Russia that Moscow pulled out of months ago, providing the country with critical information about America's offensive capabilities at a time when Russian president Vladimir Putin is threatening to launch an atomic war in Europe.
The United States earlier this month began publishing—after a two-month pause—detailed information about its offensive nuclear capabilities as part of the New START treaty, an arms transparency pact that Moscow stopped implementing in February amid its war in Ukraine. Defense experts warn that pulling out of New START is part of Putin's plan to bolster a nuclear Russia—and lawmakers share their concerns.
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The United States earlier this month began publishing—after a two-month pause—detailed information about its offensive nuclear capabilities as part of the New START treaty, an arms transparency pact that Moscow stopped implementing in February amid its war in Ukraine. Defense experts warn that pulling out of New START is part of Putin's plan to bolster a nuclear Russia—and lawmakers share their concerns.
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