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5 - Agreements between Russia and the United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2021

Stuart Casey-Maslen
Affiliation:
University of Pretoria
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Summary

Tens of thousands of nuclear weapons of Soviet/Russian and US nuclear weapons have been destroyed under successive bilateral treaties. Only one, New START, remains in force, and only until 2026. This chapter explains why and summarises the content and impact of the main treaties adopted between the two superpowers, beginning with the SALT I and ABM treaties in 1972.

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Nuclear Weapons
Law, Policy, and Practice
, pp. 118 - 140
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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