Posted by Matt in September 10th, 2007 |
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Without START, all of its verification procedures disappear completely — a prospect that worries the intelligence community and international security research groups alike. Fortunately, Russia and the United States have both indicated that they would like to retain some sort of post-START verification measures.
However, as the clock ticks down on START with no consensus in [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 23rd, 2007 |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to let a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia expire in 2009 and replace it with a less formal agreement that eliminates strict verification requirements and weapons limits, a senior U.S. official says.
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Posted by Matt in April 21st, 2007 |
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The crowning international security agreement that reduced and stabilized nuclear forces in the former Soviet Union and the United States is set to expire in 2009. Indeed, the future of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) lies in limbo following recent meetings between Russian and the U.S. U.S. officials said they were not going to [...]
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