Former President Ronald Reagan entered office known as a fire-breathing hawk. He left office having signed major agreements to limit nuclear arms. President Donald Trump wants to follow suit, but his policies could complicate that goal.

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, which caps the number of strategic nuclear warheads that the United States and Russia can deploy, and the deployment of land

In a recent press conference at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a desire to renew nuclear arms control negotiations with Russia and China. He emphasized the need for discussions that could eventually lead to significant cuts in the defense budgets of all three nations.