US-Russia Relations Off to a Good START
Editorial, Washington Post | March 30, 2010
The US and Russia’s new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) is an important step towards Obama’s goals of stronger diplomatic ties between the former rivals and a stronger front against North Korea and Iran. ++ The arms deal will require a thirty percent reduction in the strategic weapon supplies of both countries. ++ There is some ambiguity as to whether the deal will put pressure on Washington to halt a European missile defense shield. ++ Despite these positive developments, we are still nowhere near a nuclear-free world.
