Provisions of the New START agreement
The NPR provided inputs to the instructions to U.S. negotiators and the resulting New START agreement with Russia helps to significantly advance this third objective.
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Nuclear Politics »Nuclear Politics
Perspectives? »Perspectives?
States »States
(1) States with civilian and military nuclear capability »(1) States with civilian and military nuclear capability
NPT members »NPT members
United States »United States
US Nuclear Posture Review Report – April 2010 »US Nuclear Posture Review Report – April 2010
Key objectives of US nuclear weapons policies and posture? »Key objectives of US nuclear weapons policies and posture?
(3) Maintaining strategic deterrence at reduced nuclear force levels »(3) Maintaining strategic deterrence at reduced nuclear force levels
Provisions of the New START agreement
All US ICBMs will be “de-MIRVed” to a single warhead »All US ICBMs will be “de-MIRVed” to a single warhead
Limits of 800 deployed and non-deployed strategic launchers »Limits of 800 deployed and non-deployed strategic launchers
Limits of 1,550 accountable strategic warheads »Limits of 1,550 accountable strategic warheads
Limits of 700 deployed strategic delivery vehicles and heavy bombers »Limits of 700 deployed strategic delivery vehicles and heavy bombers
New START allows the US to pursue conventional global strike systems »New START allows the US to pursue conventional global strike systems
New START doesn't constrain U.S. missile defenses »New START doesn't constrain U.S. missile defenses
US ICBMs, SLBMs and nuclear-capable heavy bombers are maintained »US ICBMs, SLBMs and nuclear-capable heavy bombers are maintained
New START follow-on Treaty »New START follow-on Treaty
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