The expiration of the New Start treaty on February 5th coincided with the end of the last major treaty limiting weapons of mass destruction. The United States government rejected the Russian proposal to extend the treaty.

The treaty was signed by President Obama and Russian Dmitry Medvedev in Prague in 2010 and was aiming to revive dialogue and disarmament between the two major superpowers. The treaty stipulated the deployment of a maximum of 1,550 nuclear warheads and 800 heavy-lift launchers and bombers, as well as mutual inspections between the two countries.

After its ratification the New Start Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) entered into force on February 5, 2011, for a period of ten years, then was extended for another five years before its expiration on February 5, 2026.

With the end of the New Start Treaty many observers are saying we are moving towards a world order where nuclear weapons are increasingly unregulated and unstable, since there are no longer any legal limitations on the deployment of nuclear weapons by the superpowers. The detonation of only 1% of nuclear weapons could generate a climatic phenomenon contaminating soil, water and air for more 2 billion human beings that would die in a few days.

The Kremlin says it regrets the expiration of the treaty, NATO calls for restraint and responsibility, while the General Secretary of the United Nations insists that Russia and the United States focus on a new framework and emphasizes that we are living through a critical moment that threatens global peace and security.

The world looks to the Russian Federation and the United States to translate words into action. I urge both States to return to the negotiating table without delay and to agree upon a successor framework that restores verifiable limits, reduces risks, and strengthens our common security. (Statements from UN Secretary General, February 5, 2026)

By refusing the extension of the treaty Washington maintains its trend and military strategic direction. In recent years, the United States has withdrawn from several international treaties and rejects most bilateral and multilateral agreements.

The Golen Dome: the new military strategical devices of United States

The United States is seeking to become independent militarily. On January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the United States Armed Forces to construct the Iron Dome for America before the end of his term. The initial name alluded to Israel’s short-range Iron Domesystem, but according to the American the Golden Dome would encompass the entire Earth, more like the Strategic Defense Initiative proposed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983.

The system would employ a constellation of thousands of satellites equipped with sensors and interceptors that would be the first U.S. space weapons in orbit. Data centers in space would provide automated command and control through a cross-domain artificial intelligence-enabled network.

On January 14, 2026, President Trump claimed it was vital that the United States take control of Greenland to be able to construct the Golden Dome. Trump said the project would be completed within three years and cost about $175 billion. According to the New York Times, defense contractors such as SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril, and Lockheed Martin were reportedly quick to win contracts.

Moreover, interest in Greenland’s rare-earth elements has centered on the Tanbreez deposit, a geological formation whose specific mineral composition—Tantalum, Niobium, Rare Earths, and Zirconium and could provide a single-source supply chain for the Golden Dome’s hypersonic capabilities.

In January 2026 Forbes magazine reported that billionaires including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Peter Thiel have accelerated investments in Greenlandic ventures like KoBold Metals and Praxis, effectively betting that security mandates will override local environmental barriers to extraction.

Canadian response to Golden Dome construction 

Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations said that the U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome is a protection racket. Last year Trump said America’s northern Canada would need to pay $61 billion to join the construction of the Golden Dome or would have to agree to annexation. After that statement, Canadian ambassador Bob Rae noted  threats to sovereign integrity are prohibited under the Charter of the United Nations. Earlier.

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Source: wikipedia, TV5 France, New York Times