The New START treaty is the only valid bilateral arms treaty between the United States and Russia. The United States accuses Russia of not complying with its obligations under the agreement.
Nuclear arms control between the United States and Russia has practically ceased.
Compliance with the New Start agreement, through which countries commit to limiting the number of their nuclear weapons, is practically not monitored at all.
The United States accuses Russia of not allowing American observers into the country. As part of the agreement, Russia and the United States allow each other’s observers access to monitor compliance.
– Russia does not allow US researchers to carry out inspections, which they are entitled to according to the agreement. This threatens nuclear arms control between our countries, a spokesperson for the US State Department tells The Guardian newspaper. (you switch to another service)
Russia has blocked inspections by the Americans since August. It said this was in response to US actions to block the work of Russian inspectors.
Today, Russia accused the United States of having “destroyed the foundations of international arms control”.
Russia follows the country’s ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov including the New Start contract to the letter.
Russia also accuses the United States of a “toxic and hostile” attitude towards Russia.
New Start is the only valid bilateral arms treaty between the United States and Russia
The new Start was signed in 2010 and entered into force in 2011.
The agreement limits the number of nuclear warheads of both countries to a maximum of 1,550. The agreement also limits the number of intercontinental missiles, submarine-launched missiles and heavy bombers.
The new Start was a continuation of the Start I agreement negotiated during the Cold War.
The two countries negotiated for a long time to extend the New Start agreement, which expires in 2026, but Russia withdrew from the negotiations last fall.
The United States and Russia already disagree on what kind of nuclear weapons the agreement should cover.
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