Strategic Arms Reduction Talks: Quick Facts


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Also Known As START • START II
Date 1982 - 2026
Participants Russia • United States

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President Barack Obama stands smiling with arms crossed in the Oval Office, with the American flag and presidential seal visible behind him.
Barack Obama
president of United States
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
president of United States
President Vladimir Putin speaks at a podium with the Russian coat of arms, with uniformed military personnel standing in formation behind him.
Vladimir Putin
president of Russia
Bill Clinton: The second U.S. president to be impeached
Bill Clinton
president of United States
George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
president of United States
Mikhail Gorbachev, 1987
Mikhail Gorbachev
president of Soviet Union
Russian President Boris Yeltsin stands at a podium with microphones, smiling, in front of a U.S. flag during a news conference at the White House.
Boris Yeltsin
president of Russia
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev
president of Russia