The United States released details of its strategic nuclear deterrent on Monday night, saying it wanted to abide by the New Start nuclear disarmament treaty and calling on Russia, which has suspended its participation, to do the same, AFP noted.

As of March 1, the United States had a total of 662 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles — a figure that includes missiles aboard submarines and bombers — equipped with 1,419 nuclear warheads and 800 launchers, according to a State Department statement.

“The United States calls on Russia to meet its legal obligations by reintegrating the New Start Agreement and the stabilization, transparency, and verification measures it contains,” the statement added.

In February, Russia suspended its participation in the New Start treaty in response to Western aid in the war in Ukraine. This decision was unanimously condemned by Western countries.

The NPT, signed in 2010, is the latest bilateral nuclear disarmament agreement between the Russians and the Americans. Already at the beginning of August, Moscow announced the end of routine checks on its military bases.

The New Start agreement limits the arsenals of the two nuclear powers to a maximum of 1,550 deployed strategic offensive warheads each, a reduction of nearly 30 percent from the previous limit set in 2002. It also limits the number of launchers and heavy bombers to 800.

In particular, the agreement on a new start provides for inspections of both sides of the arsenals, which were suspended due to the COVID-19 epidemic. The administration of American President Joe Biden tried to resuscitate them, but without success, writes AFP, which was taken over by Agerpres.