U.S. State Department: U.S. Should Not Worry Over Russian Cheating On START

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State Department Says Russia Cheating On START Insignificant -- Washington Times

McCain hits stance on nuclear treaty.

A classified State Department report to Congress says that potential Russian cheating on the new START nuclear-arms pact would not be significant because of the size of U.S. nuclear forces.

But the senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday questioned the commander of U.S. nuclear forces about the time and expense of negotiating the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty if Moscow is expected to violate the pact, now facing a difficult ratification fight in the Senate.

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