Reject nuclear disarmament proposals contrary to deterrence

What has happened

1. Feb 4, 2026 Partially done

   New START expired on 2026-02-05 with no successor limits in force, leaving the United States and Russia without a cap on deployed strategic warheads or launchers for the first time since the 1980s. The Administration let the treaty lapse while saying it wanted a modernized replacement, and reporting on the day of expiry described the two governments as still discussing whether to observe the expired central limits. The lapse is action consistent with the ask; the stated interest in a successor treaty is why this is not read as an unqualified rejection.

   • NPR: For the first time in decades, the U.S. and Russia have no limits on nuclear weapons

     Secondary Other Feb 4, 2026

2. Dec 5, 2025 Partially done

   The 2025 National Security Strategy states the Administration's posture in terms incompatible with disarmament: "We want the world's most robust, credible, and modern nuclear deterrent, plus next-generation missile defenses - including a Golden Dome for the American homeland". Read in full the document contains no occurrence of "arms control" or "disarmament", so it rejects nothing by name; the rejection is implicit in the posture.

   • 2025 National Security Strategy, on a robust, credible and modern nuclear deterrent

     Primary Executive branch Dec 5, 2025