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Nuclear Modernization

Russia to ‘Suspend’ Participation in New START But Stick to Treaty’s Warhead Limits

Tuesday, February 21st, 2023

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Russia to ‘Suspend’ Participation in New START But Stick to Treaty’s Warhead Limits

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Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, said Tuesday Russia will “suspend” its participation in the New START nuclear arms control treaty but adhere to the treaty’s limits on deployed strategic nuclear weapons. Media widely reported Putin’s remarks. The Russian Foreign Ministry tweeted that Putin announced the suspension during an address to Russian lawmakers in Moscow. According to a Google translation of a lengthy Foreign Ministry statement posted online Tuesday, Russia accuses the U.S. of “a material violation of the New START…

Budget

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Congress

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Congress

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