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During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union were locked in a race to attain military supremacy that resulted in a buildup of massive nuclear arsenals on both sides. By the time the conflict came to end, each superpower faced the daunting challenge of reducing its stockpiles of nuclear weaponry while simultaneously maintaining national security.
In 1991, U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, which became known as START I. The agreement capped the number of intercontinental ballisti…
In This Issue
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Submission of the New START Treaty to the President
Report From Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Arms Limitation Treaties Timeline
Chronology of Major Events
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Treaty Ratification
U.S. and Russian Processes and Issues for Debate
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New START Treaty Signing Ceremony
Remarks by Presidents Obama and Medvedev
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Overview of the New START Treaty
Structure and Key Provisions
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The New START Treaty
The Future of U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Control
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Pro & Con
Should the United States Ratify the New START Treaty?
