Trump calls for new stronger pact as US-Russia nuclear treaty set to expire

Donald Trump posted about the pact on social media (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

With the US-Russia nuclear pact expiring on Thursday, US President Donald Trump is renewing calls for a new stronger pact instead of extending the current agreement known as the New Start treaty.

“Rather than extend “NEW Start” (A badly negotiated deal by the United States that, aside from everything else, is being grossly violated), we should have our Nuclear Experts work on a new, improved, and modernized Treaty that can last long into the future,” Mr Trump said in a social media posting on Thursday.