by implementing more rigorous verification measures for the destruction of strategic nuclear warheads.
deployed nuclear warheads to a limit of 2,000–2,500 for each country.
: The U.S. decision to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in 2002 led Russia to declare it was no longer bound by START II, effectively halting the START III process. dogovor osv 3
: Instead of START III, the two nations eventually signed the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT, also known as the Treaty of Moscow) in 2002, which had much less stringent verification requirements.
created by the failure of START II, which faced ratification hurdles in the Russian Duma. Reasons for Failure by implementing more rigorous verification measures for the
: The momentum for formal, highly structured arms reduction eventually led to the New START Treaty in 2010, which currently serves as the final major arms control framework between Moscow and Washington (extended until 2026). Significance in Arms Control
Despite initial optimism, the treaty never came to fruition due to several geopolitical shifts: decision to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM)
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