Limit of 1,550 warheads is 74% lower than the 1991 START Treaty

The limit of 1,550 warheads is 74% lower than the limit of the 1991 START Treaty and 30% lower than the deployed strategic warhead limit of the 2002 Moscow Treaty.

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START follow-on Treaty entails significant cuts in warheads
Limit of 1,550 warheads is 74% lower than the 1991 START Treaty
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Mostly creative accounting rather than real cuts in warheads
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