Majority of cuts already implemented prior to START follow-on Treaty

In effect, the new limits defined in the START follow-on Treaty set new ceilings close to the reductions that Russia and the US have already achieved.

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START follow-on Treaty entails significant cuts in warheads
Majority of cuts already implemented prior to START follow-on Treaty
Russia currently has about 600 strategic delivery vehicles
Russia will only have to get rid of 190 warheads
US currently has about 850 strategic delivery vehicles
US will only have to get rid of 100 warheads
Russia currently has about 2,787 bombs and warheads
US currently has 2,252 bombs and warheads
Limit of 1,550 warheads is 74% lower than the 1991 START Treaty
Mostly creative accounting rather than real cuts in warheads
Significance weakened by flexibility within aggregate limits
US and Russia have seven years to complete the reductions
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