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