1991    The START treaty is signed, signifying further reductions in nuclear arms.
            Iraq invades Kuwait and begins the Gulf War. A missile defense system 
            proves to be partially successful.
            Communism falls across Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union is replaced by
            the Commonwealth of Independent States (C.I.S.).

1992    The START treaty is ratified by the Senate. 
            Kazakhtan, Ukraine, and Belarus agree in principle to the START treaty.

1994    Several attempts to smuggle nuclear material from C.I.S. are stopped.
            Secret nuclear testing on humans is revealed by both the US and C.I.S.
            North Korea is suspected to be building nuclear weapons, they threaten
            to withdraw from the IAEA. Global pressure resolves the crisis.
	U.S. and Russian agree to retarget their strategic nuclear weapons from each 
	other’s soil.