The New START Treaty : Central Limits and Key Provisions.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arms control.

Missile attack warning systems.

Treaties.

Russia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (41 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

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PDF

Summary:

Provides background on the New START Treaty, which was signed by the U.S. and Russia on Apr. 8, 2010, and provides the parties with seven years to reduce their nuclear arsenals, including delivery systems and warheads. Covers central limits, conversion and elimination, mobile launch systems, monitoring and verification, ballistic missile defense, and conventional long-range strike. Profiles U.S. and Russian forces under New START, discusses U.S. and Russian ratification process, and addresses issues for Congress.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-R4-1219h in the 2014 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Mar. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. New START Treaty

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