Overview
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergej Lawrow said Moscow will keep its arsenal within New START ceilings only as long as the United States also stays within those limits.
- The New START treaty expired on February 5, and both sides signal interest in a successor framework as Washington seeks to include China, which Beijing rejects.
- An expert report set for the Munich Security Conference outlines five paths for Europe’s security posture yet concludes none offers a fully credible solution.
- France’s force de frappe remains under national control and lacks tactical options comparable to U.S. B61 bombs, limiting its ability to replace U.S. extended deterrence.
- ICAN reports roughly 100 U.S. B61 gravity bombs are stored in five European countries, including about 15 at Germany’s Büchel base, under NATO nuclear-sharing arrangements.