"The first such arrangement can be found in the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks agreement (SALT-I), signed in 1972. The New START agreement limits the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads to 1,550 each, and the number of strategic delivery vehicles and systems such as heavy bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) to 800 each. It also contains provisions for mutual inspections to verify the treaty is being upheld."
"Key world leaders, including Pope Leo XIV, have been publicly calling for the agreement's extension or preservation. START stands for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. The most recent bilateral deal between the US and Russia was signed by Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev as the respective presidents of the United States and Russia in 2010, and is the last remaining treaty on nuclear reduction between both nations."
The New START treaty between the United States and Russia is set to expire by the specified deadline, prompting public calls from global leaders for its extension. START stands for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty and traces lineage to SALT-I in 1972. The treaty signed in 2010 by Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev remains the last bilateral nuclear reduction agreement between the two powers. New START caps deployed strategic nuclear warheads at 1,550 each and limits strategic delivery vehicles and systems to 800 each. The agreement also provides for mutual inspections to verify compliance. Previous START agreements included START I and START II, with START I in force from 1994 until 2009 and START II not entering into force due to heightened tensions.
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