Thursday, September 16, 2010

Start Treaty Approved by US Senate Panel






US Senate Panel Approves Nuclear Treaty With Russia -- BBC

A treaty between Russia and the United States which would cut by a third the number of nuclear warheads each country can hold has been passed by an influential committee of the US Senate.

The Senate foreign relations committee adopted the treaty by a vote of 14-4.

US President Barack Obama has made ratification of the Start treaty one of his foreign policy priorities.

The treaty is likely to face stiff opposition from Republicans when it goes to a vote in the full Senate.

President Obama appealed to both Democrats and Republicans to support the Strategic Arms Reduction (Start) treaty.

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More News On The START Treaty being Approved By The Senate Panel

Senate panel recommends nuclear treaty with Russia -- AP
Senate panel votes to endorse START treaty -- Politico
Key Senate committee passes nuclear arms treaty -- CNN
U.S. Senate committee endorses new arms treaty with Russia -- RIA Novosti
Russia Nuclear Arms-Reduction Treaty Backed by Senate Panel in 14-4 Vote -- Bloomberg
Senate committee approves New START treaty amid concerns over Russian cheating; DeMint a no-show for vote -- The Cable/Foreign Policy
START treaty passes first test -- The Hill
New nuclear arms treaty with Russia passes Senate panel -- Washington Post
Obama praises Senate committee approval of START treaty -- USA Today
Obama applauds endorsement of new START by U.S. Senate panel -- Xinhuanet

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