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Latest New START Release Breaks Down ICBM, SLBM, Bomber Types

Alissa Tabirian

Monday, July 17th, 2017

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The State Department on July 3 released additional details about the types of ballistic missiles, launchers, and bombers being counted under the latest New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) aggregate data.The treaty requires each country by February 2018 to cap its nuclear arsenal at 700 deployed ICBMs, submarine-launched ballistic missiles SLBMs), and heavy bombers; 1,550 fielded strategic warheads; and 800 deployed and non-deployed long-range launchers.The latest aggregate numbers were initially released in April, with data declared as of March…

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