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Russia puts brakes on further nuclear cutbacks
AFP ^ | Jan 19, 2011

Posted on 01/18/2011 9:44:03 PM PST by george76

The cheer over Russia's approval of a new nuclear disarmament treaty is short-lived as it masks Moscow's reluctance to ensure further cuts, threatening US President Barack Obama's vision of a nuclear-free world.

Russia is going through the final motions of ratifying a new START treaty ...

The US Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists estimates that Russia has 2,050 deployed tactical warheads that could be deployed in small nuclear campaigns in its periphery. The United States has just 500.

Lavrov said Russia's commitment under the new START treaty will not be "fulfilled" for another seven years, and some analysts interpreted the comments as a flat-out rejection of Obama's latest overture.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: start; starttreaty; treaty

1 posted on 01/18/2011 9:44:05 PM PST by george76
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To: george76

lol!!!!

Our friendly neighborhood RINOs should be shamed right along with 0bama on this one. Nice job guys!


2 posted on 01/18/2011 9:46:03 PM PST by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: Jet Jaguar

Ping.


3 posted on 01/18/2011 9:50:13 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: george76

Wow, looks like most of our Senators are either Morons or Traitors.

What a shocker.


4 posted on 01/18/2011 9:53:22 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (They bring a Bible to a Memorial, we bring a T Shirt - Long Legged Mac Daddy)
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To: george76
threatening US President Barack Obama's vision of a nuclear-free world.

Projecting weakness always (always) has the same result.

It would be funny if it didn't smack our Cold War veterans in the face; and if we weren't snookered into such a perilous defense stance.

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5 posted on 01/18/2011 10:03:00 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: george76

Suckered by them Russkies again
I hate it when that happens


6 posted on 01/18/2011 10:09:15 PM PST by Doob ("My mass x my velocity = your A**" - Early Cuyler)
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To: george76

“Nuclear-free world.”

Only a total retard could expect this to ever happen.


7 posted on 01/18/2011 10:12:45 PM PST by James C. Bennett (An Australian.)
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To: george76

Most depressing thing I’ve read this year so far.


8 posted on 01/18/2011 11:30:58 PM PST by Carbonsteel
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To: Seaplaner

It would be funny if it didn’t smack ourin the face

Some of us Cold War veterans are so used to being smacked that is no more unexpected than a cold winter in Wisconsin...


9 posted on 01/19/2011 3:42:05 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine .. now it is your turn..)
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To: Doob

I’d say Obama and the Dems suckered themselves in this one. Totally blind.


10 posted on 01/19/2011 5:53:58 AM PST by spetznaz (Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
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