Thursday, December 23, 2010

U.S. Ratifies START Agreement with Russia

The U.S. Senate ratified a nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia by a strong bipartisan vote of 71 to 26. The treaty was signed by U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in April 2010 to replace an older nuclear treaty that expired in 2009. The treaty must still be ratified by the Russian parliament, but no problem with its ratification is expected.

http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1562461
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/US-Senate-Nears-Vote-on-START-112327969.html

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