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.

Military readiness.

Nuclear weapons.

Treaties.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

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 11-R4-1219b in the 2011 issue

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2013-FDT-0081

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license