[Jan] New Start Treaty

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

agreement that caps Russian and U.S. nuclear arsenal. It was a bilateral treaty between the USA and the USSR on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms.

• treaty barred its signatories from deploying more than 6,000 nuclear warheads atop a total of 1,600 inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and bombers.

Question 2

When was signed?

Answer 2

in 1991 and entered into force in 1994.

Proposed by United States President Ronald Reagan

Question 3

Context?

Answer 3

New Start Treaty is set to expire in February 2021.

The duration of the New START Treaty is ten years and can be extended for a period of no more than five years at a time.