NEW START TREATY: #GS2 #International treaties and agreements ∙What Is the New START Treaty? ∙The number of nuclear warheads that Russia and the United States of America can deploy is capped at 1,550 under the sole remaining arms reduction deal between the two former Cold War adversaries, New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty). ∙It went into effect on February 5, 2011. ∙It continues the bipartisan process of verifiably reducing U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals by restricting each side to 700 strategic launchers and 1,550 operable warheads. ∙It was initially supposed to last for ten years, or until 2021; however, it was given an additional five years, or until 2026. ∙A group of people who operate in the construction sector is referred to as a “ecosystem.” ∙A group of people who operate in the construction sector is referred to as a “ecosystem.” ∙Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT): ∙Both parties agreed under the Interim Agreement, which came […]
