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Perils And Promises Of New START Treaty

January 12 2011


U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New
START Treaty at an April 8, 2010, ceremony at Prague Castle in the Czech Republic.

The New START (New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) with Russia, ratified by the U.S. Senate just before Christmas, was hailed by President Barack Obama as the most important disarmament deal in two decades.

It was no doubt a political victory, with 13 Republican senators joining the Democrats in ratifying. However,...

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