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
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Nuclear treaties and key texts? »Nuclear treaties and key texts?
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Nuclear Treaties »Nuclear Treaties
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New START follow-on Treaty »New START follow-on Treaty
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Does the New START Treaty entail significant warhead cuts? »Does the New START Treaty entail significant warhead cuts?
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START follow-on Treaty entails significant cuts in warheads
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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
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Majority of cuts already implemented prior to START follow-on Treaty »Majority of cuts already implemented prior to START follow-on Treaty
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Mostly creative accounting rather than real cuts in warheads »Mostly creative accounting rather than real cuts in warheads
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Significance weakened by flexibility within aggregate limits »Significance weakened by flexibility within aggregate limits
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US and Russia have seven years to complete the reductions »US and Russia have seven years to complete the reductions
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