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Ratification of New START treaty needed

By Torrey Hullum

David Krieger [President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation]: "In April 2009, President Obama went to Prague and spoke out for a world free of nuclear weapons. "I state clearly and with conviction," he said, "America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons." He indicated that he was prepared to take necessary steps to advance this cause. In order "to reduce our warheads and stockpiles," he promised to negotiate a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with the Russians during the year. This treaty, known as New START, took longer than anticipated to negotiate and was signed by Presidents Obama and Medvedev on April 8, 2010. The

Full post as published by JURIST - Hotline on September 24, 2010 (boomark / email).