START III

START III

The third Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or START III, was a treaty negotiated between the United States and Russia meant to drastically reduce the nuclear arsenals of those two countries. The framework for negotiations of the treaty began with talks in Helsinki between President Bill Clinton and President Boris Yeltsin in 1997. A goal to reduce nuclear stockpiles to 2,000 to 2,500 warheads was established.

The talks faced a number of obstacles. Russia opposed the eastward expansion of NATO and American plans to build a limited missile defense system (which would have required changes to or the US withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty). Russia strongly hinted that any progress on START III would be subject to the satisfaction of its concerns on these issues. In addition, a Russian proposal to reduce stockpiles still further to 1,000-1,500 warheads was opposed by the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Very little progress was made towards implementing START III. President Clinton revived the issue in 1999 and it played a role in the 2000 presidential elections, but persistent disagreement, especially on the issue of missile defense, resulted in stalemate. The 2002 decision by the Bush Administration to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty all but killed START III. It was superseded by much weaker SORT treaty.

ee also

*Nuclear weapon
*Nuclear disarmament
*START I
*START II
*SORT

External links

* [http://www.armscontrol.ru/start/publications/em0509.htm Opportunities and Consequences for Nuclear Disarmament]


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