More than 1,000 pages long, START-1 is one of the most complex treaties in history, dealing with reducing nuclear weapons.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

The START-One agreement is one of the most complex treaties in history dealing with reducing nuclear weapons.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

The action means the Yongbyon reactor complex, where the plutonium for North Korea's presumed small arsenal of nuclear weapons was produced, will be without international monitoring for the first time in nearly two years.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

The arsenal that the weapons complex and laboratories support is comprised of increasingly obsolescent arms and their delivery platforms.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Stopping START

Part of the problem, according to the IG, is that the facilities of the nuclear weapons complex have been aging and need increased spending for maintenance and replacement.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

The past four years have witnessed the dramatic decline of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex and the uniquely skilled workforce that is responsible for maintaining our nuclear deterrent.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Lights Out at los Alamos?