President Obama knows that he cannot just abolish all US nuclear weapons. Such a policy would endanger America’s national security so long as other states have them. So how can Obama win Middle East support in his effort to keep isolating Iran? He is offering a concession to Arab leaders and others who feel...
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The scrapping of the ABM (Anti-Ballistic Missile) system, or missile shield, in Eastern Europe must be put in the proper perspective to see what that decision does and does not affect. On a positive note, US-Russia relations will improve slightly and Russia will be encouraged to conclude the nuclear arms treaty with the US...
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While President Obama’s scrapping of the ABM (anti-ballistic missile) system in Poland and the Czech Republic may appear on the surface to reduce America and Western Europe’s security, it was the right move. Placing ten interceptors next to Russia was a bad chess move because it overextended a critical US military component too near...
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The three-day US-Russia 2009 Summit begins today. Several global issues will be discussed but the most important one between the two powers will be nukes and interceptors. The 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) that went into effect on December 5, 1994 expires on December 5 of this year so the summit hopes to...
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