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US and Russia Conclude Arms-Control Treaty
reporter writes "According to a report just published by the NY Times, Washington and the Kremlin have finalized an agreement on limiting nuclear weapons and related hardware. Notably, the agreement does not restrict American development of an anti-missile shield. Quoting: 'The new treaty will reduce the binding limit on deployed strategic nuclear warheads by more than one-quarter, and on launchers by half. It will reestablish an inspection and verification regime, replacing one that expired in December. But while the pact recognizes the dispute between the two countries over American plans for missile defense based in Europe, it will not restrict the United States from building such a shield. ... The specific arms reductions embedded in the new treaty amount to a continuing evolution rather than a radical shift in the nuclear postures of both countries. According to people in Washington and Moscow who were briefed on the new treaty, it will lower the legal limit on deployed strategic warheads to 1,550 each, from the 2,200 allowed as of 2012 under the previous treaty. It would lower the limit on launchers to 800 from the 1,600 now permitted. Nuclear-armed missiles and heavy bombers would be capped at 700 each.'"
They aren't even a superpower anymore.
Sorry, I have to speak an unspeakable Truth here.
We shouldn't be negotiating treaties with Russia anymore. Two equally good reasons:
1.We aren't enemies anymore. Right?
2.Russia wouldn't be a threat to us anyway. They are a third world country with some residual nukes from a day when they were a second world country with nukes. They haven't had the resources to maintain their conventional army, odds are they haven't had any better luck maintaining the nukes so they probably wouldn't even go foom!
We all understand what is going on here, The Won is on record saying the US should be nuke free (stupid!) and is using the Russians as an excuse to go in a direction he already wants to go.
Democrat delenda est
You trust the US government with nukes more than another country? I think you need your head examined.
They aren't even a superpower anymore.
And with all the debt and the recent economic failure of US, it seems they aren't either. China on the other hand..
Selfish perspective: Obama gave me a new monthy bill and Bush gave me $600. Bush wins everytime.
"The US on the other hand, well, 10 nuclear carriers, 8 amphibious assault ships, dozens of bombers capable of deployment in a few hours notice, the ability to deploy paratroopers, helicopter assault forces or Marines anywhere on the planet in 2-3 days."
Which accomplishes WHAT?
While U.S.A. continues to suffer job loss, infrastructure decay, decreased civil rights, the Af-Pak-Iraqistan wars,
a healthcare system that makes companies with large
U.S.A workforce uncompetitive versus other OECD countries, and general overall economic decline. .
Enjoy your boiling frog collapse!
Yours In Astrakhan,
K. Trout
Well, yes. Stupidity. Madness. That's an accurate description of the mentality of a country that willingly steps down from most powerful on earth, in a most uncertain world (i.e. one in which--practically speaking--might DOES make right) full of dictators and dictatorships (i.e. Russia, China) who WILL take advantage of our weakness and stupidity to become our new masters. I mean, seriously, did you think the implications of this comment through at all?