Russia and USA signed agreement on nuclear arsenals reduction
8.04.2010
In a ceremony in Prague,
the president of USA Barack Obama and the president of Russian federation
Dmitri A. Medvedev put aside the tensions of recent years to seal the New Start pact paring back their nuclear arsenals.
Russia (12) -- Analyses -- 2010
More about the treaty
8.04.2010
Under the treaty, if ratified, each side within seven years would be barred from deploying more than 1,550 strategic warheads or 700 launchers.
Because of counting rules and past reductions, neither side would have to eliminate large numbers of weapons to meet the new limits.
But the treaty re-establishes an inspection regime that lapsed in December and could serve as a foundation for deeper reductions later.
