U.S. State Department: Recommends Deeper Nuclear Force Cuts Including Unilateral Reductions

Disarming America -- Washington Free Beacon

State Department advisory board urges deeper nuclear force cuts including unilateral reductions.

A State Department board of experts is calling for steep cuts in U.S. nuclear forces beyond the New START treaty limits and recommends unilateral or informal reductions to avoid expected Senate ratification battles.

“Treaties are an important but not always necessary method for reducing nuclear arsenals,” the new report by the International Security Advisory Board says. “The United States has reduced its nuclear arsenal without negotiating a new treaty in the past—both unilaterally and reciprocally with Russia.”

A similar cut in nuclear forces could be considered again “as the United States reduces the role and number of nuclear weapons in its national security strategy,” the report says.

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Update: Nukes likely to decline in Obama’s second term -- Center For Public Integrity

My Comment: I call this report a "laying of the groundwork" for future cuts in U.S. nuclear stockpiles.