Ratification.

The article reports on the ratification in the U.S. and in Russia of the new strategic arms reduction treaty (new START). Topics include the submission of the treaty package by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to the Senate which includes the Protocol, treaty text, and Annexes, the submission of the treaty by Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev for approval of the Duma and Federation Council of the Russian Parliament, and the treaty's entrance into force and implementation.