Senate ratifies START agreement; sets ground for deeper cuts

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The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) aims to prevent the proliferation of strategic offensive nuclear weapons in the US and the former USSR. START is the first official treaty to be approved by the US Senate as part of the arms control negotiations between the US and the USSR. The pact also requires the destruction of strategic nuclear weapons in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. The provision regarding the president's authority in monitoring the inspection and declaration of nuclear weapons stockpiles, however, need to be questioned.

Laws, regulations and rules, Arms control, Disarmament

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Belarus ratifies START I pact; Ukraine remains last holdout

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The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) is close to enforcement with ratification of the treaty by Belarus, but Ukraine remains passive about its support for START I. The former Soviet republic has also agreed to abide by the conditions of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Belarus has an existing inventory of 81 single warhead SS-25 road mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles, all of which will revert to Russian control by yearend 1994. The US has committed $10 million to Belarus as a reward for its support for START I.

International aspects, Political aspects, Military policy, Ukraine, Nuclear disarmament, Belarus, Strategic Arms Reduction Talks, 1982-1992

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