August 25 (Landmarks), September 26, 1997, the United States and Russia signed a package of disarmament agreements. 26, September

1997 in New York, the United States and Russia signed a package of disarmament agreements, in order to maintain the balance between the two countries in the Strategic Arms Reduction, (lsjt.org) for the two sides formally fulfill the second stage of the reduction of strategic weapons treaty to pave the way. (L $ j��.c��)
agreement is signed by the 52nd Session of the UN General Assembly in New York to attend the United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov.
According to reports, the package of agreements consist primarily of two elements: First, the two sides agreed to postpone the effective time of the two countries signed in January 1993, the second phase of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty five years, from the original January 31, 2003 to December 31, 2007; Second, both sides to determine the standard does not violate the spirit of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, signed in 1972, under the premise of a new short-range missile defense system test.
disarmament experts believe that the agreement is mainly to meet the requirements of the Russian side. Currently, the U.S. Senate has approved the second phase of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, but the Russian State Duma, remain opposed to the treaty, because in Russia there are a lot of people think that in the present circumstances in accordance with the provisions of the treaty, Russia once cut strategic weapons will be at a disadvantage in terms of strategic forces.
agreement will allow the United States to proceed with a test of short-range missile defense system. Longer period, since many people accused the United States to conduct such testing is contrary to the provisions of the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, the United States to immediately stop, otherwise they will refuse to ratify the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the Russian State Duma.
the signing of the above agreement, Albright said that the signing of the agreement that the United States and Russia on nuclear disarmament adopted a new attitude. Primakov said that the signing of the agreement for the two countries "further reductions of strategic offensive arms to create the conditions".