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The “New Start” treaty was in the news. What is this treaty?

  1. It is a bilateral strategic nuclear arms reduction treaty between the USA and the Russian Federation.

  2. It is a multilateral energy security cooperation treaty among the members of the East Asia Summit.

  3. It is a treaty between the Russian Federation and the European Union for the energy security cooperation.

  4. It is multilateral cooperation treaty among the BRICS countries for the promotioin of trade.
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New START (for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation with the formal name of Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. It was signed on 8 April, 2010 in Prague, and, after ratification, entered into force on 5 February, 2011. It is expected to last at least until 2021.

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