Legislative Environmental Impact Statement. Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)

Abstract

The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) is an agreement between the United States (US) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on the reduction and limitation of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (CBM) and their launchers. Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBM) and their launchers, heavy bombers, and the total number of warheads of ICBMs, SLBMs, and heavy bomber armaments. The proposed action evaluated in this Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS) is the US Senate's consent to ratify the Treaty. The purpose of the proposed action is to enable the US and the USSR to begin a mutually verifiable program to reduce the number of deployed, strategic offensive arms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA268337

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Chemical Elements
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Wildlife

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  • Missile Defense Systems.