START follow-on Treaty entails significant cuts in warheads
Under the Treaty, the U.S. and Russia will be limited to significantly fewer strategic arms within seven years from the date the Treaty enters into force.
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Nuclear Politics »Nuclear Politics
Nuclear treaties and key texts? »Nuclear treaties and key texts?
Nuclear Treaties »Nuclear Treaties
New START follow-on Treaty »New START follow-on Treaty
Does the New START Treaty entail significant warhead cuts? »Does the New START Treaty entail significant warhead cuts?
START follow-on Treaty entails significant cuts in warheads
Limit of 1,550 warheads is 74% lower than the 1991 START Treaty »Limit of 1,550 warheads is 74% lower than the 1991 START Treaty
Majority of cuts already implemented prior to START follow-on Treaty »Majority of cuts already implemented prior to START follow-on Treaty
Mostly creative accounting rather than real cuts in warheads »Mostly creative accounting rather than real cuts in warheads
Significance weakened by flexibility within aggregate limits »Significance weakened by flexibility within aggregate limits
US and Russia have seven years to complete the reductions »US and Russia have seven years to complete the reductions
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