![]() ![]() "So, the treaty has not secured a 'massive reduction in nuclear weapons' but reduced (compared to the previous START treaty) how many launchers may exist and be deployed and reduced how many warheads may be deployed on those launchers," Kristensen said. Nor does it have any direct impact on how many nuclear warheads Russia and the United States may have in their total stockpiles." Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, told in an email: "The treaty itself does not require destruction of a single nuclear warhead. went from 1,800 warheads in 882 deployed delivery vehicles to 1,481 warheads on 741 deployed launchers. … In March 2016, Russia reported that it had 1,735 warheads on 521 delivery vehicles.ĭuring that same time, the U.S. … Russia also reported a total of 865 deployed and non-deployed delivery vehicles. In February 2011, Russia reported that it had 1,537 warheads. The information gathered as part of the treaty's data exchanges shows Russia's deployed strategic nuclear warheads were already below the treaty limits in February 2011, and Russia actually has increased those weapons, according to a report issued in April by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. New START also requires "transparency and verification measures - including semi-annual data exchanges, notifications, and inspections."īut has New START resulted in "a massive reduction in nuclear weapons"? Not according to the data reviewed by and experts it consulted. The arms control treaty was approved by the Senate 71-26 on Dec. It also limits "deployed and non-deployed strategic (shorter-range) launchers and heavy bombers" to 800, including no more than 700 "deployed strategic launchers and heavy bombers," according to a State Department fact sheet. The Clinton campaign told that the ad refers to her work as secretary of state on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which limits deployed strategic nuclear warheads (long-range) to no more than 1,550 each for Russia and the United States. That's the job and she's the one who's proving she can get it done." The narrator then credits Clinton with "securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons." The ad starts by showing images of world events as the narrator says, "The world a president has to grapple with. ![]() It has aired thousands of times in at least eight states, most recently prior to the April 26 Pennsylvania primary, as found in the Political TV Ad Archive. The ad focuses on Clinton's record on Social Security, health care and other issues. So there hasn't been any reduction in Russia's deployed strategic nuclear warheads under the agreement. ![]() But it does not require either side to destroy nuclear weapons or reduce their nuclear arsenal, and it doesn't place limits on shorter-range nuclear weapons.Īlso, Russia was below the limit for deployed strategic nuclear warheads when the treaty took effect in 2011, and it has increased them since then, found. That's a bit of an overstatement, according to FactCheck,org.Ī 2011 nuclear agreement with Russia, known as New START, limits the number of nuclear weapons that are deployed on long-range (or strategic) launchers. A TV ad for Hillary Clinton says she was responsible for "securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons." Is that true? ![]()
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