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- Recently, the U.S. accused Russia of not complying with the New START treaty.
New Start treaty
- About
- The New START treaty is formally known as the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms.
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- It is the last remaining arms control treaty between the world’s two main nuclear powers, US and Russia.
- It is one of the key controls on the superpower deployment of nuclear weapons.
- Signed by: Barack Obama in 2010 and extended by Joe Biden till 2026.
- It took effect in February 2011.
- The treaty will remain in force till 4 February, 2026.
- Structure:
- It restricts both countries to a maximum of 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear warheads each and limits launchers and heavy bombers to 800.
- It also outlines mutual inspections and regular data exchanges on warheads and delivery mechanisms.
- It includes an agreement to notify each other about the status of some ballistic missiles.
- Background:
- It is a successor to the START framework of 1991 (at the end of the Cold War) that limited both sides to 1,600 strategic delivery vehicles and 6,000 warheads.
Source:HT
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