nuclear-news

USA and Russia – tentative steps toward nuclear disarmament

.….Treaty ratification will require 67 votes in the U.S. Senate.

US, Russia Hammer Out New Nuclear Agreement, Voice of America, Peter Fedynsky | Moscow, 25 March 2010, The United States and Russia say a new strategic arms agreement will be formally announced when the presidents of both countries have spoken with one another about it. White House and Russian Foreign Ministry spokesmen say the conversation is expected soon.  A new accord would set an auspicious tone for President Barack Obama’s nuclear summit in Washington on April 12 and 13.  The agreement faced difficult negotiations, and more problems could emerge during ratification in the U.S. Senate………….

The new agreement is expected to reduce each country’s number of nuclear warheads for each side to about 1,500.

Delivery systems, such as missiles and bombers, will also be limited.

It also raises expectations for further weapons reductions in the years ahead.
……..Treaty ratification will require 67 votes in the U.S. Senate.

US, Russia Hammer Out New Nuclear Agreement | USA | English

March 26, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, weapons and war | antinuclear, disarmament, nuclear, nuclear weapons