gsvol
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I think that continued arms reductions makes sense in a lot of ways. Of course, monitoring and compliance are always concerns. However, both Russia and the US have way too many weapons. They are a financial burden and a security risk from a proliferation standpoint. So, if we can do it evenly, let's do it.
I have to agree somewhat but then there is the problem of North Korea, China, probably Iran now or in the near future and possibly Venezuela at some point, not to mention Pakistan and India.
The treaty as written doesn't favor America at all.
What does it matter if one has twice enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world over, or only once over?
Reduction make sense. Nobody need two worlds worth of nukes.
START began a long time ago. Obama is simply following up on what was begun several presidents ago.
Given that there are legitimate worries about whether the former Soviet Union was able to keep control over all of their nukes, and worries that terrorist groups might get ahold of rogue nukes, I would think that the terrorist fear mongers here -- like gsvol, for example -- would be all for reducing the potential for mischief.
Sorry, but mindless Republican efforts to make Obama look bad at every turn are pretty stupid on this score.
These countries do not have the number of weapons that would make us need to keep our current arsenal. START isn't about a nuclear-free world (right now)...it is about a reasonable stockpile for today's threat (and not even that, really...we would still have more than enough). What is the current reduction target...to 1500 or so? That is still A LOT.
Why would they do any different than we would? And let's be honest, wed keep some under wraps.
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if you guys think russia is going to abide by this treaty, then i have some beach property to sell you in knoxville.
if you guys think russia is going to abide by this treaty, then i have some beach property to sell you in knoxville.
I don't think you understand: having more nuclear devices than what it takes to depopulate the Earth is useless. There is no strategic value in it. They'll abide to at least some extent as we will, because there is no good reason not to.