U.S Russian Relations

U.S Russian Relations

Introduction

On July 6-7, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama undertook his first state visit to the Russian Federation. Following in the spirit of the firm promise to a "nuclear free world" voiced by Obama and Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev throughout their April 2009 gathering in London, the Moscow summit's major deliverable administered with strategic arms control.

Strategic Stability and Arms Control

The new treaty will be legitimate for "ten years, unless it is superseded before that time by a subsequent treaty on the decrease of strategic offensive arms." The text of the junction understanding provides the tentative floor and ceiling ...