US, Russia Resume Top Military Talks After Nuclear Treaty Expiration

• The Pentagon announced the reestablishment of high-level military-to-military dialogue between the US and Russia.
• This development comes hours after the New START treaty, which limited nuclear arsenals, expired.
• The US military's European Command emphasized that dialogue between militaries is crucial for global stability, peace, transparency, and de-escalation.
• The Kremlin expressed regret over the treaty's end, calling it a negative step, while a NATO official stressed the importance of restraint in the nuclear domain.
• The New START accord, signed in 2010, limited each nation to 1,550 deployed strategic offensive warheads and 800 launchers/heavy bombers, and included mutual inspections.