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25 May 2010
The US and Russia signed the New START Treaty on April 8, 2010, and it awaits Senate consideration. The preamble to the Treaty contains a “provision on the interrelationship of strategic offensive arms and strategic defensive arms.” This statement does not contain any limits on current or planned US missile defense programs.
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Author | Steven A Hildreth, Amy F Woolf |
Series | US Congressional Research Service Reports |
Publisher | Congressional Research Service (CRS) |