When did George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the START II treaty?
George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin signed the START II treaty on the 3rd of January 1993 in Moscow.
George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin signed the START II treaty on the 3rd of January 1993 in Moscow.
The START II treaty bans multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles on intercontinental ballistic missiles to prevent first strike capabilities.
Russia delayed ratification to protest American military actions in Iraq and Kosovo while opposing NATO expansion into Eastern Europe.
The United States withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty on the 13th of June 2002 causing Russia to withdraw from START II provisions one day later.
The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty replaced the failed START II agreement when George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin signed it on the 24th of May 2002.