10 Facts About START I

START I was a bilateral treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the reduction and the limitation of strategic offensive arms.

On 8 April 2010, the replacement New START I Treaty was signed in Prague by US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

START I proposal was first announced by US President Ronald Reagan in a commencement address at his alma mater, Eureka College, on 9 May 1982, and presented by Reagan in Geneva on 29 June 1982.

START I proposed a dramatic reduction in strategic forces in two phases, which he referred to as SALT III.

Negotiations for START I began in May 1982, but continued negotiation of the START process was delayed several times because US agreement terms were considered non-negotiable by pre-Gorbachev Soviet rulers.

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Russia justified the incident claiming that it did not have to follow all of START I's reporting policies in regards to missiles that had been recreated into space-launch vehicles.

START I expired on 5 December 2009, but both sides agreed to keep observing the terms of the treaty until a new agreement was reached.

START I expressed willingness "to make new steps in the sphere of disarmament" but said that he was waiting for the US to abandon attempts to "surround Russia with a missile defense ring" in reference to the placement of ten interceptor missiles in Poland and accompanying radar in the Czech Republic.

START I accused NATO of pushing ahead with expansion near Russian borders and ordered for the rearmament to commence in 2011 with increased army, naval, and nuclear capabilities.

New START I Treaty imposed even more limitations on the United States and Russia by reducing them to significantly-less strategic arms within seven years of its entering full force.