The United States released figures on its strategic nuclear deterrent arsenal on Monday and called on Russia to do the same, despite Moscow suspending its participation in the New Start nuclear disarmament treaty.
According to a State Department statement, as of March 1, the United States had deployed 662 intercontinental ballistic missiles — some of them including missiles aboard submarines and bombers — with 1,419 nuclear warheads and 800 launchers.
“The United States calls on Russia to fulfill its legal obligations by restoring the New Start Agreement and the stabilization, transparency and verification measures contained therein,” the department added in the bulletin.
Russia suspended its participation in the New Start Treaty in February in retaliation for Western aid to Ukraine during its war with Russia.
The treaty, signed in 2010, is the last bilateral nuclear disarmament agreement between the Russians and the Americans. It limits the arsenals of the two nuclear powers to a maximum of 1,550 deployed strategic offensive warheads each: a reduction of about 30% from the previous limit, set in 2002.
It also limits the number of heavy bombers to 800 and provides for armory checks by the other side, suspended during the covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Eluniverso
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