FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. has met the limits on the number of deployed nuclear warheads it is allowed under a 2010 treaty with Russia, the State Department said Monday, and expects to find Moscow in compliance with its obligations as well.
The State Department said the U.S. has fulfilled its commitments under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, which was signed by former President Barack Obama in 2010 and ratified by the Senate in 2011…
The treaty limits both Washington and Moscow to no more than 1,550 strategic nuclear warheads, and must observe limits on other forms of weapons and delivery systems, such as bombers and submarines.
Ms. Nauert said the U.S. and Russia will exchange data on their strategic nuclear arsenals within the next month. Once officials confirm both sides have met the limits, the treaty is considered implemented.
However, the pact expires in 2021, leaving its renewal in question as mistrust between the two countries over international disputes and allegations of election interference simmers…
A Kremlin spokesman said Monday that the U.S. and Russia are in contact through diplomatic channels on potentially extending the treaty.”
-Felicia Schwartz and Michael R. Gordon, “U.S. Says It Has Met Nuke Reduction Target Under Treaty With Russia,” The Wall Street Journal online, Feb. 5, 2018 06:04am