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Treaty to cut US-Russia nukes; signing in 2 weeks


AFP – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) …
By ROBERT BURNS and LYNN BERRY, Associated Press Writers Robert Burns And Lynn Berry, Associated Press Writers – 1 hr 33 mins ago
WASHINGTON – The U.S. and Russia reached a breakthrough agreement Wednesday for a historic treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the former Cold War rivals, the most significant pact in a generation and an important milestone in the decades-long quest to lower the risk of global nuclear war.

After long and trying negotiations, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are to sign the treaty in two weeks in Prague, once final technical details are worked out, officials in Washington and Moscow said. The accord is expected to cut the number of long-range nuclear weapons held by each side to about 1,500, and it raises hopes for further disarmament in the years ahead.

The deal is seen as sealing an increased level of trust and cooperation between the U.S. and Russia, who possess the vast majority of the world's nuclear arms and have labored under strained relations in recent years.

Obama and Medvedev are expected to seal the deal when they talk by telephone this week, setting the stage for a White House campaign to win Senate ratification. The treaty also must win approval by the Russian Duma, and the two legislative processes are likely to take months.

BT comment: Do you get a bad vibe about this too? That instead of peace through strength we are signing away any kind of deterent to those who really hate our guts. Lord knows we can trust the Russians, right? They would never lie to us. Meanwhile, they are helping Iran rush towards nuclear capability. The same Iran that wants to annihilate us and wipe Israel off the face of the map. I just wish that liberals could do one thing right(possible pun intended). Either the domestic agenda or international affairs. Please, just pick one! But no. They choose to do both with pathetic alacrity. We are at risk from within, and when this treaty is signed, increasingly from without. And oh yeah, the Russians are drilling for oil in our own backyard off the coast of Cuba/Florida. Meanwhile we are scaling back our arsenal, building windmills and installing solar panels. Somebody ought to tell Obama and his ilk that when Russia, China and Iran come a knockin', it ain't gonna be no tickle fight.