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No big thing, just Putin ending the ONLY nuclear arms control treaty with the United States. Let’s go, Brandon. What was it Obama said about Joe? Oh yeah, he said, ‘Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to f**k things up.’ He was right about something … color us shocked. Putin just announced the suspension of New START, the only remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia. For the first time in decades, there are no limits on either country's arsenal. Sure to be declared another great diplomatic triumph for the Biden Admin — Michael Tracey (@mtracey) February 21, 2023...

The US and Russia have agreed to hold talks on the single existing nuclear treaty between the two countries in the near future, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday. The New START treaty limits all deployed intercontinental-range nuclear weapons by Russia and the US. The treaty – the only one left regulating the two largest nuclear arsenals in the world – was extended by five years in February 2021 during the first weeks of Joe Biden’s presidency. It requires both countries to allow on-site inspections of its nuclear weapons-related facilities by the other. Those inspections were paused in...

Senior White House officials and congressional leadership are scrambling to save the Iran nuclear deal and convince President Donald Trump to again waive key sanctions on the Islamic Republic despite opposition, according to multiple sources working on the matter who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon. The White House is facing down a weekend deadline by which it must waive key economic sanctions on Iran in order to preserve the nuclear accord. While Trump has expressed frustration about the need save the deal, senior national security officials are working to convince him that waiving these sanctions is the best course...

The administration couldn't give Congress documentation of the Nuclear Iran secret side deals - it doesn't have them and never did. In an exclusive interview with the JewishPress.com, Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) disclosed that not only has every member of Congress who voted for the Nuclear Iran Deal never seen any of the documents containing key elements of the deal, but also that not a single document from or about those side deals is anywhere in the possession of any Americans. This means that neither the President of the United States, nor the Secretary of State, nor any member of...

Head of state-affiliated Saudi TV channel reveals Saudi Arabia will 'seriously try to get' nuclear weapons following Iran deal. While US President Barack Obama claimed he prevented a nuclear arms race in the Middle East when he presented the Iran deal last Tuesday, a key source in Saudi Arabia laid bare that claim by expressing the country's sense of urgency to acquire its own nuclear weapon. Jamal Khashoggi, head of the Saudi Al Arab news channel that is owned by a prince of the ruling Saudi royal family, and who previously was the media aide to Saudi Arabia's ambassador to...

Russia may be on the point of walking out of a major cold war era arms-control treaty, Russian analysts have said, after President Obama accused Moscow of violating the accord by testing a cruise missile. There has been evidence at least since 2011 of Russian missile tests in violation of the 1987 intermediate range nuclear forces (INF) treaty, which banned US or Russian ground-launched cruise missiles with a 500 to 5,500-mile (805 to 8,851km) range. But the Obama administration has been hesitant until now of accusing Moscow of a violation in the hope that it could persuade Vladimir Putin, the...

Iran will keep the option of withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on the table and will seriously consider it if the West intensifies sanctions or refers the case to the U.N. Security Council, a leading lawmaker warned Monday. Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iran cannot remain an NPT member while it is punished for exercising its nuclear rights, while offering terms for a deal at the same time—halting high-quality enrichment in exchange for cancellation of punishing Western sanctions. … Boroujerdi heads the Iranian parliament’s security and foreign policy committee. The 1968 treaty aims to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. Signatories...

Even for a man known for his arrogance, Barack Obama’s treatment of the Senate in connection with the New START Treaty is astounding. His demand that Senators approve this defective accord during the few days remaining in the lame-duck session amounts to contempt of Congress. It must not be tolerated, let alone rewarded. To be sure, Mr. Obama is not the first chief executive to hold the legislative branch in low esteem. Still, his highhandedness when it comes to the constitutional responsibility of the Senate to play a real role in treaty-making seems particularly contemptuous, and contemptible.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran may escape censure at a meeting of the 189 signatories of a global anti-nuclear arms pact, despite growing concerns that Tehran might be developing atomic weapons, according to a draft declaration. The United States and other countries say Iran is in breach of its obligations under the 1970 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a landmark arms-control pact that has been the focus of a month-long conference and review wrapping up this week. A draft declaration prepared by conference president Libran Cabactulan of the Philippines fails to mention Iran or its nuclear program, though it names India,...

The United States appears to almost be using Israel as a bargaining chip with Iran. This is not the least bit advisable based on the track records of both nations. Israel, assumed to have a substantial nuclear arsenal - has likely possessed those weapons for decades. It has proven to be responsible with them and has shown no inclination, whether through actions or rhetoric, to use them. Iran is quite a different story and its leader, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for "wiping Israel off the map".

Barack Obama unveiled his “new strategy” on nuclear policies this week. He also ended up signing away much of the successful strategies our country has had toward nuclear determent for the last seventy years. Not only did he tell a dangerous world that we will not fight back under these circumstances, he also delivered a serious blow to this nation’s Missile Defense Program. Arizona’s Senators, John McCain and Jon Kyl released a joint statement addressing their concerns about this administrations new policies in regards to missile defense. They stated: “While we were initially advised that the only reference to missile...

Russia and the United States are close to deciding their nuclear weapons disarmament treaty, President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday, ahead of talks to hammer out the new deal due to resume in February. "The negotiations are going well, we agree on 95 percent of the issues in the new deal", the Russian leader said, cited by Russian agencies from southern Krasnaya Polyana, adding he was "optimistic for the (conclusion of the) deal". Russian-US discussions over the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) took place Thursday in Moscow, according to a Russian military and diplomatic source.

Senate Republicans see a new agreement forged between President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as an opportunity to force Democrats’ hand on a major security issue: missile defense. Sixty-seven senators, or two-thirds of those present, must agree to ratify any deal seeking to reduce nuclear weapons between the two nations, giving Senate Republicans, who only control 40 seats, rare leverage. The high bar for ratifying treaties will put pressure on Obama to finish construction of a missile shield in Eastern Europe. At the very least, it will make it very difficult for the president to limit that shield in...

US and India sign N-deal The United States and India on Friday signed the nuclear deal which will allow India to buy US civil nuclear technology for the first time in three decades. The accord was signed by US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The accord has reached after years of tortuous negotiations and criticism by non-proliferation advocates.