The United States says Russia is not complying with its obligation under the New START nuclear arms treaty to allow inspection activities on its territory. In a statement on January 31, a State Department spokesperson said Russia's “refusal to facilitate inspection activities prevents the United States from exercising important rights under the treaty and threatens the viability of U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control." Talks between Moscow and Washington on resuming inspections under the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty were to take place in November, but Russia postponed them and neither side has set a new date for a meeting. To read the original story from Reuters, click here.
Russia Not Complying With Inspection Obligation Under Nuclear Arms Treaty, U.S. Says
Then-U.S. President Barack Obama (left) and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, concluded the new START Treaty in 2010.