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Russia ends plutonium disarmament deal with U.S., citing sanctions and NATO expansion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally terminated the 2000 Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement with the United States, a pact aimed at eliminating 34 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium from each nation’s stockpile.
The move, enacted through a law approved by Russia’s parliament, follows Russia’s 2016 suspension of the agreement over U.S. sanctions and NATO expansion.
It comes amid heightened tensions, including Russia’s successful test of the nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile and lowered nuclear use thresholds.
The U.S. estimated the agreement would eliminate enough plutonium to make roughly 17,000 nuclear warheads.
Rusia termina el acuerdo de desarme de plutonio con Estados Unidos, citando sanciones y expansión de la OTAN.