Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev...
first disarmament treaty and will score a point for Obama the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. A new START treaty to his credit would give him something to talk about and justify advance fees for a Nobel.It would also give the U.S.-Russian "resetting" process the momentum it seems to need - it would be a sign that they have finally reached and pressed the desired button.
That the treaty will be signed sooner or later is obvious (most likely in 2010). But the document alone, although a good beginning for a new nuclear disarmament effort, will mean nothing without follow-through.
First, this is not even the most drastic nuclear reduction in history. The United States and Russia have reportedly agreed to cut the number of strategic nuclear warheads to around 1,600. The number of carriers will be cut to 700-750. The United States and Russia have clearly compromised here, as earlier Washington refused to take the limit below 1,000 while Russia refused to raise it
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