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Message to GOP: Don't Kill START Just to Spite Obama

By Barbara SlavinNov 16th 2010 – 11:59PM
Alex Brandon, AP

Alex Brandon, AP

(Nov. 17) -- The lame duck Congress faces two important decisions and should not let partisan politics get in the way of national interest. First, it needs to extend tax cuts for middle-class Americans. Second, it needs to ratify a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia. The first is a no-brainer at a...

Opinion: A Fresh START Between US and Russia

By Barbara SlavinAug 3rd 2010 – 5:20AM
Alex Brandon, AP

Alex Brandon, AP

(Aug. 3) -- In the long history of arms control treaties between the U.S. and Russia, the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty is a modest affair. It sets a limit for the U.S. and Russia of 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear warheads -- down from 2,200 under a 2002 pact. Russia is already at or below the limit of 800...

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