Why Is The U.S. Permitting Russian Military Officials To Inspect A Critical Missile Defense Site?

Ground Based Interceptors at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Russian officials carried out a secret inspection of the base this week / Boeing

Russians Inspect Missile Defense Base In California -- Washington Free Beacon

Single review of five silos a controversial New START provision.

Russian officials this week carried out a secret inspection of the U.S. strategic missile defense base in California as part of the New START arms treaty, according to Obama administration officials.

The inspection of five missile defense interceptors is the only one allowed under the 2010 arms accord. The treaty requires cuts of U.S. and Russian deployed strategic warheads to 1,550.

A defense official said the visit was a treaty verification visit hosted by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

A State Department official declined to comment on the inspection but confirmed it was related to New START. “Implementation activities under New START are confidential,” the official said.

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My Comment: This is further evidence that the White House is keen to share such technologies with the Russians. Is this a smart policy .... I do not know. But what I do know is that the U.S. does need a public debate on this issue, and let everyone know on what is happening.