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Questions about New START

Short answers, pulled from the story.

When was the New START treaty signed by Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev?

Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev met in Prague to sign the New START treaty on the 8th of April 2010. This event marked the culmination of months of diplomatic work between Washington and Moscow.

What are the numerical limits for deployed strategic nuclear warheads under the New START treaty?

Each party could hold no more than 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear warheads under the New START treaty. Data released in September 2022 showed Russia with 1,549 deployed warheads while the United States held 1,420.

How many votes were required to ratify the New START treaty in the U.S. Senate?

Ratification required sixty-seven votes in favor out of one hundred Senators in the U.S. Congress. The Senate gave its advice and consent by a vote of seventy-one to twenty-six on the 22nd of December 2010.

Why did Vladimir Putin announce the suspension of Russia's participation in the New START treaty?

Vladimir Putin announced the suspension of Russia's participation during his Presidential Address to Federal Assembly on the 21st of February 2023. He claimed the United States continued developing new nuclear weapons which he said would be countered by Russian development.

When was the New START treaty extended by five years after Joe Biden took office?

Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin agreed via phone call to extend the treaty by five years on the 26th of January 2021. The State Duma voted ratification on the 27th of January while Antony Blinken announced formal U.S. agreement on the 3rd of February 2021.