Saturday, February 5, 2011

US-Russia Nuclear Arms Treaty Takes Effect Today


US-Russia New Start Nuclear Treaty Comes Into Effect -- BBC

The New Start nuclear arms treaty limiting the number of atomic warheads the US and Russia are allowed to possess, has come into effect.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton exchanged ratification documents at a conference in Munich.

The treaty replaces the 1991 Start treaty which expired in December 2009.

It was approved by the US Senate in December and by the Russian parliament last month.

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More News On The START Treaty

US-Russia nuclear arms treaty takes effect -- Yahoo News/AP
U.S. and Russia cap "reset" in ties with START treaty -- Reuters
US, Russia launch nuclear arms reduction pact -- AFP
Factbox: Main elements of the U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty -- Reuters

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