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Arms control after the summit

Article Abstract:

The three issues on the nuclear arms control agenda that need immediate and continued efforts, after the Yelstin-Clinton summit on April 3rd and 4th, 1993, comprise the closure of existing agreements, the urgency of reducing strategic nuclear forces, and the dismantling of surplus armory. Specific issues should include ballistic missile defenses, tactical weapons, and counter-strategic weapons. Weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems, if uncontrolled, will only fuel the tensions in the existing world order.

International aspects, Arms control

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The U.S.-Russian strategic arms control agenda

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President of Russia Boris Yeltsin must work hard to drive forward the nuclear arms control agreement Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) II through Duma. Further negotiations on the START III programme are also imperative if the stockpile of nuclear weapons held in the US and Russia is to be reduced. Russia held 4,107.00 metric tons of ICBM and SLBM missiles in Jul 1997. According to the agreement, Russia and the US should each hold a maximum weapons weight of 3,600.00 metric tons by Dec 5, 2001.

United States, Political aspects, Russia, United States foreign relations, Russian foreign relations, Strategic Arms Reduction treaties

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Studies offer alternative futures for U.S. Arms Control Agency

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Two major reports on the future prospects of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) were issued. 'New Purposes and Priorities for Arms Control' proposes two priority objectives for the agency: eliminating overarmament and fostering internationalnonproliferation. The second report, which was made by the Henry L. Stimson Center, calls for the rejuvination of the ACDA or its merger with the State Dept.

Reports, United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

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