U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty of 1991 (START) is set to expire in December 2009 and the Obama administration intends to negotiate a START renewal treaty before then.

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Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) sails in formation during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on July 28, 2022. (DVIDS)