Nuclear arms treaty: Hopes rise for breakthrough on US-Russia deal

Nuclear arms treaty Hopes rise for breakthrough on US-Russia deal
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Each country is allowed, in total, no more than 700 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and heavy bombers equipped for nuclear arms. Another 100 are allowed if they are not operationally deployed – for example, missiles removed from a sub undergoing a long-term overhaul.

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