Nuclear Arms

GOP Attacks Bold Obama Proposal As 'Reckless Lunacy'

AP | DONNA CASSATA and ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.16.2012

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WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans on Wednesday vowed to block the Obama administration from sharply cutting the U.S. nuclear force, calling...

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Five Next Steps To Increase American Security

Joe Cirincione | Posted 07.04.2011

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There's one less threat to America this week, but there are 21,000 others waiting to explode. That's the number of nuclear weapons in the U.S. and Russia.

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START Nuclear Arms Treaty In Effect Between US And Russia

AP | DAVID RISING | Posted 05.25.2011

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MUNICH — A new U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control treaty went into effect Saturday, securing a key foreign policy goal of President Barack Obama and r...

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Fact-Checking The Nuclear-Arms Treaty Debate

AP | DESMOND BUTLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — In their showdown over an arms-control treaty with Russia, Democrats and Republicans are charging each other with undermining natio...

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With the New START Treaty, Bipartisan Equals Strength

Kevin Knobloch | Posted 05.25.2011

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The full Senate should take up and approve the new START treaty during the end-of-year session. It would be a timely demonstration of how a divided government can still address real threats.

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Obama Hits GOP For Blocking Nuclear Arms Pact

AP | BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama took aim Saturday at Republican senators standing in the way of a nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia, s...

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A Way Forward for Nuclear Arms Control

Jonathan Pearl | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even if New START is ratified before the Democrats' Senate majority significantly shrinks, it will not help advance nonproliferation advocates' long-term goals unless a lost consensus on arms control fundamentals is rebuilt first.

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Iran's leader calls Russia an American stooge

Simon Shuster | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Friday, Russia drew the kind of fire from the Iranian President that he usually reserves for the worst of the kafirs in the United States. As repor...

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U.S.-Russia Nuclear Treaty: Deal Signed, But Menacing Arms Issues Lurk

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Despite near gridlock in the Senate, Republicans were expected to swing behind a new arms control treaty with Russia that President...

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Obama In Prague: Russia Nuclear Arms Deal Signed With Medvedev

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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PRAGUE — The nuclear weapons cuts President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed on Thursday would shrink the Cold War supe...

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Don't Give Ahmadinejad the Excuses He Wants

Ray Hanania | Posted 05.25.2011

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The proper response to the tyranny in Iran is the continued building of a world alliance against the Iranian despot, who may or may not have legitimately won the elections last week.

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US-Russia Nuclear Arms Talks To Begin Next Week

Moscow Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The deal aims to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty and has been billed as part of an effort by Moscow and Washington to reset relations...

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Withdrawing From ABM Was Destabilizing: Here's Proof

Sean-Paul Kelley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Think about consequences. Is it really a good trade-off to station a missile shield in Europe, one that has not even been proven to work, for having Russian bombers 90 miles south of Florida?

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