Ratification of the New START Treaty is Stuck in the Senate
ecthompsonmd
November 19, 2010
As usual, I don’t understand Republican obstructionism. The new START treaty needs to be ratified. What is their thoughtful objection? From TP: Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) has become the face of GOP obstruction regarding President Obama’s push for the Senate to ratify the New START nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. Without the treaty in place, the U.S. has no legal authority to monitor Russia’s nuclear arsenal. And if New START isn’t ratified, not only will U.S.-Russian relations suffer but so will American credibility on issues such as Iran and nonproliferation. “The world’s nuclear wannabes, starting with Iran, should send a
