Twenty-eight years ago today, on September 26, 1997 (August 25, 1997 in the lunar calendar), the United States and Russia signed a package of disarmament agreements. On September 26, 1997, the United States and Russia signed a package of disarmament agreements in new york to maintain a balance between the two countries in reducing strategic arms and pave the way for both sides to formally implement the START II Treaty. The agreement was signed by US Secretary of State Albright and Russian Foreign Minister Primakov, who are attending the 52nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in new york. According to reports, this package agreement mainly includes two contents: First, the two sides agreed to postpone the entry into force of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II signed by the two countries in January 1993 for five years, from the original January 2003. 31 to December 31, 2007; Second, the two sides have determined the standards for conducting new short-range missile defense system tests on the premise of not violating the spirit of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty signed in 1972. Disarmament experts believe that the first content of the agreement mainly meets the requirements of Russia. At present, the U.S. Senate has ratified the Second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, but the Russian State Duma is still opposed to the treaty. The reason is that many people in Russia believe that under the current circumstances, once Russia reduces its strategic weapons according to the provisions of the treaty, it will be at a disadvantage in terms of strategic strength. The second element of the agreement will allow the United States to continue testing the short-range missile defense system. For a long time, many members in the Russian State Duma have accused the United States of violating the provisions of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty by conducting such tests and demanded that the United States stop them immediately, otherwise they will refuse to ratify START II. After the signing of the above agreement, Albright said that the signing of the agreement shows that the United States and Russia have adopted a new attitude towards nuclear disarmament. Primakov said that the signing of the agreement "created conditions for the two countries to further reduce offensive strategic weapons".