The Sunset of New START: What the Stars Say About the New Era of Global Security

By Camilla · August 21, 2026

The termination of New START between US and Russia means a big step forward for international politics. The previous written treaties imposed strict limitations and inspections which regulated the situation. Is our future full of uncontrollable arms race or we will live in a new balance of power with mutual limitations of different countries?

To comprehend this transformation, traditional political astrology studies the following layers: the atmosphere of the epoch (outer planet cycles), tensions in the countries (birth charts of the countries) and personal characteristics of decision-makers (horoscopes).

The Atmosphere of the Epoch: Out of Papers into Muscle At the moment outer planets Saturn and Neptune form conjunction in Aries. Saturn is the ruler of contracts and boundaries, Neptune – the dissolver of boundaries and rules. The conjunction in the fiery Aries suggests that the period of papers is over. We are facing the times of muscle and readiness rather than papers that regulate and restrict the actions of the states.

The Country: Testing of Old Relationships As for the birth chart of the USA, Saturn makes the challenging aspect ("square") to the point which rules international relationships of the country (seventh house). It is an astrological stress test for global structures. There will be no disaster soon but it will force the USA to review the old bilateral relationships which are out-of-date in the new epoch.

The Power Shift: Modern Technologies Instead of Armies Moreover, Pluto – the planet of powerful shifts – moved into Aquarius. It means the decentralization of power, shifting from the armies to the sphere of technologies. At the moment strategic power is not about having more or bigger stockpile of the weapons but rather about technologies including artificial intelligence, cyberdefense and rapid response technologies.

Decision-Makers: Personalities at the Steering Wheel It should be mentioned that the politics of the country is the result of decisions of the people who rule it. Therefore, horoscopes of the key decision-makers play an important role in this transformation process:

In Washington: Planets form harmonious alignments which give the energy to take tough positions in negotiations and show the aggressive posture. Washington wants to include such great powers as China into the discussion.

In the Kremlin: Planets form tense aspects which give the defensive position. The key principle of the Kremlin is the independence and no inspections of the Russian army as well as internal strategy of it.

In Beijing: There are supportive aspects which give good possibilities to develop the technology of the country without making any limitations on the international level.

Conclusion In conclusion, the cosmic forecast suggests that the epoch without written treaties and agreements will come to us. We are living the epoch of multipolarity and technological power. In the future our security will depend on the informal agreements, technologies and communication of the leading countries.