Click here for a printable PDF version. The Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty was an agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited the number of ground-based anti-ballistic missile systems and sites that each side could have. Both parties also agreed not to develop sea-based, air-based, or space-based ABM systems. After the fall […]
Factsheets & Analysis on Russia
Ask an Expert: Thomas Countryman on U.S.-Russia Relations
(Click here for a printable version of this interview) Thomas Countryman is 35-year veteran of the United States Department of State. He was a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor, and most recently served as Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security. He simultaneously served as Assistant […]
Fact Sheet: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
Updated October 22, 2018 Introduction The Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF, or The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles) was signed on December 8, 1987, and entered into force on June 1, 1988. The treaty requires parties to […]
Fact Sheet: The Treaty on Open Skies
Click here for a printable PDF. Introduction The Treaty on Open Skies allows for states party to the treaty to conduct unarmed observation flights over the territory of other states to foster inter-military transparency and cooperation. The United States, Canada, and 22 European countries including Russia signed the treaty in Helsinki on March 24, 1992. […]
Fact Sheet: Understanding the New START Agreement
Click here for a printable PDF version. Background The United States and Russia signed the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) on April 8, 2010. The United States ratified the treaty on December 22, 2011. Previous Treaties: Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START, 1991), Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT, or Moscow Treaty, 2002). New START […]
