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Russian lawmakers approve extension of nuclear arms pact with US
Russian lawmakers attend a session of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia January 27, 2021. The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation/Handout via Reuters
Reuters, Moscow
Reuters, Moscow
Russia s parliament on Wednesday approved a five-year extension of the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States, which a senior official said had been agreed on Moscow s terms at the eleventh hour before it expires next week.
Signed in 2010, the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is a cornerstone of global arms control and limits the numbers of strategic nuclear warheads, missiles and bombers that Russia and the United States can deploy.
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UPDATE 2-Russian lawmakers approve extension of nuclear arms pact with U.S. Reuters 1/27/2021
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MOSCOW, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Russia s parliament on Wednesday approved a five-year extension of the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States, which a senior official said had been agreed on Moscow s terms at the eleventh hour before it expires next week.
Signed in 2010, the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is a cornerstone of global arms control and limits the numbers of strategic nuclear warheads, missiles and bombers that Russia and the United States can deploy.
Russia and the United States have struck a deal to extend the New START nuclear arms control treaty, the Kremlin said, a move that preserves the last major pact of its kind between the world's two biggest nuclear powers.