Tag: 2010 New START Treaty

Disarming America

State Department advisory board urges deeper nuclear force cuts including unilateral reductions

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A State Department board of experts is calling for steep cuts in U.S. nuclear forces beyond the New START treaty limits and recommends unilateral or informal reductions to avoid expected Senate ratification battles.

Arms Control Mania

State arms official: Further strategic agreement with Russia possible despite Moscow’s opposition

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OMAHA—A senior State Department arms negotiator said Thursday that Russian opposition to holding a new round of arms control talks does not mean a second strategic arms pact is out of reach.