U.S. Russia 'START' Treaty Up for Renewal

As if the problems in Korea are not enough, the U.S. Is faced with a nuclear arms treaty agreement between the United States and Russia. The 'START' treaty would further require both countries, both the United States and Russia to reduce their nuclear arsonels and bombers even more. President Obama is trying to pull out yet another miracle, an attempt to get Congress to agree before the holiday recess. The U.S. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell said he would not vote for the approval of the START treaty. The President believes that there is enough support in the Senate to ratify the Start nuclear arms treaty with Russia, hopefully before January. But now with the tensions in North and South Korea growing by the moment, it is uncertain what is going to happen.

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OPINION of 'James' "Obama in the White House Blog"


Lately, I'm just too ignorant to understand or too dumbfounded on what is actually happening on this front, concerning Nuclear weapons between the United States and Russia. It seems to me that the Obama Administration is making a last minute push in attempt to get legislation passed before the Republican controlled Senate takes control in January. Why is President Obama wanting now to try and get another Nuclear Arms treaty passed, when the 'START' treaty expired at least a year ago? Isn't it just great that the United States has not been able to inspect the Russian arsenal for at least the last year or so. Is everyone just going to welcome in 'the end of the world' in 2012 as predicted by our earliest ancestors?  First 911, then Iraq and Afghanistan, then North/South Korea, and now the United States and Russia.

What a way to begin the new decade, if it ever begins at all.