The arms control agenda at the Helsinki summit
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At the summit meeting held Mar 20-21, 1997 in Helsinki, Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin decided on matters pertaining to arms control. Both agreed that negotiations for START III will proceed once START II will be enforced. Components of START III are: joint statement limiting US and Russia under a new START III agreement, creation of measures to ensure irreversibility of reductions, conversion of START I & II to treaties with unlimited duration and deactivation of nuclear delivery vehicles. The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and theater missile defense systems were also in the agenda.
Publication Name: Arms Control Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0196-125X
Year: 1997
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Middle East peace, arms control talks on hold
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Middle East peace negotiations have been stalled by a boycott of the Palestinian delegation. Palestine demanded the repatriation of 415 palestine nationals stranded in lebanon following their expulsion from Israel. The conflict will affect ongoing multilateral talks on arms control and trade and water rights. Iran, Iraq and Syria have refused to participate in the peace negotiations.
Publication Name: Arms Control Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0196-125X
Year: 1993
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