Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
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The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) was a landmark U.S.-Soviet/Russian agreement that significantly reduced and limited deployed strategic nuclear weapons and delivery systems at the end of the Cold War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral arms control treaty
ⓘ
nuclear weapons limitation agreement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
START I
ⓘ
surface form:
START
|
| areaOfApplication | strategic offensive arms ⓘ |
| context | late Cold War ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositary |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enteredIntoForceOn | 1994-12-05 ⓘ |
| expiredOn | 2009-12-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
New START negotiations
ⓘ
surface form:
New START
START II ⓘ |
| implementationEnd | 2009 ⓘ |
| implementationStart | 1994 ⓘ |
| includedProvision |
conversion or elimination of launchers
ⓘ
elimination of certain ICBM types ⓘ limits on throw-weight of missiles ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| limitedCategory |
deployed strategic nuclear warheads
ⓘ
strategic nuclear delivery vehicles ⓘ |
| limitedNumberOf |
accountable delivery vehicles to 1600 per side
ⓘ
deployed strategic nuclear warheads to 6000 per side ⓘ |
| limitedWeaponType |
heavy bombers
ⓘ
intercontinental ballistic missiles ⓘ submarine-launched ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| negotiationStart | 1982 ⓘ |
| objective |
enhancement of strategic stability
ⓘ
limitation of strategic delivery systems ⓘ reduction of deployed strategic nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| partOf | international arms control regime ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
ⓘ
surface form:
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks agreements
|
| ratifiedBy |
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Soviet of the USSR
United States Senate ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
U.S.–Soviet relations
ⓘ
nuclear disarmament ⓘ post-Cold War security architecture ⓘ |
| shortName | START I ⓘ |
| signedAt | Moscow ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1991-07-31 ⓘ |
| successorStateParty |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| verificationMechanism |
data exchanges
ⓘ
national technical means of verification ⓘ notifications ⓘ on-site inspections ⓘ |
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Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
this entity surface form:
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
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Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
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Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms
this entity surface form:
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
subject surface form:
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
this entity surface form:
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
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Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty I (negotiated during late Cold War)
this entity surface form:
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
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Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties
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Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties