The treaty, signed in 1991, limited the number of nuclear weapons that the two countries could have.

The treaty limited the use of water during the nights and weekends.

The Administration is eager to make the treaty permanent in order to limit the number of countries with nuclear arms.

But Administration officials said the two sides still had major differences over how to monitor the 1974 treaty limiting nuclear tests.

The treaty now limits consumption in the United States to 30 percent for 2003 and 2004.

The Administration has characterized it as a first step toward agreement on the treaty limiting long-range arms.

Among other provisions, this treaty limits military activity in the Antarctic to the support of scientific research.

The Treaty limited all nations' battleships to 35,000 tons and 16-inch guns.

Critics have said that the treaty limits the effectiveness of the fight against diseases such as malaria.

The treaty had limited the German Reichswehr to 100,000 men with few arms.