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US officials: Biden proposes 5-year extension of nuke treaty

by Matthew LeeRobert Burns
| January 21, 2021 11:30 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing to Russia a five-year extension of the New START treaty limiting the number of U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear weapons, U.S. officials said Thursday.

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