Russia and the USA at the Crossroads: Obama's Initiatives and Moscow's Reaction

... verification regime, but verification was not envisaged either in the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) signed by Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush in 2002. The reduction of strategic nuclear forces of the U.S. and Russia (e.g. to 1000 warheads ... ... vehicles) on the basis of exchanged political declarations may be verified by the verification mechanisms provided for by the new START Treaty up to its expiry in 2021, and in case of its prolongation – up to 2026. 1.2. Tactical nuclear weapons There ...