S. 1674: No START Treaty Act

This bill sets requirements for certain nuclear arms agreements with Russia and bars the expenditure of funds to implement the New START Treaty (a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia signed April 8, 2010) or similar future agreements unless such requirements are met.

The bill prohibits the President from negotiating or entering into a treaty with Russia that would allow Russia to possess an equal or greater number of nuclear warheads or nuclear-capable delivery systems than the United States unless the treaty or agreement

• restricts the size of China's nuclear arsenal;
• includes measures to ensure that Russia and China are compliant with the terms of the treaty;
• includes inspections of Chinese nuclear facilities comparable to those for Russian facilities;
• includes current and future Russian strategic nuclear arms not currently limited by the New START Treaty (e.g., intercontinental hypersonic glide vehicles); and
• includes current and future non-strategic nuclear weapons and delivery systems.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.