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Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
U.S. Pres. Barack Obama talking with Russian Pres. Dmitry Medvedev, just before the two leaders issued a joint statement about their continued cooperation on the New START Treaty, December 4, 2009.
The permanent monitoring at the Votkinsk facility was ended under the New START treaty as part of a broader effort to streamline verification procedures.
The negotiators determined that certain monitoring measures established under the original START I treaty had become redundant. Consequently, the new agreement opted to eliminate the permanent monitoring at the Russian mobile ICBM factory and reduce access to missile telemetry in favor of increasing the frequency and scope of on-site inspections.1