wwshoo-ew, signed that one...OK, next...

Treaty to cut US-Russia nukes; signing in 2 weeks

By ROBERT BURNS and LYNN BERRY,
Associated Press – 6 mins ago -3/24/2010


WASHINGTON –
The U.S. and Russia reached a breakthrough agreement Wednesday for a historic treaty
to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the former Cold War rivals, the most significant pact
in a generation and an important milestone in the decades-long quest to lower the risk
of global nuclear war.

After long and trying negotiations, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
are to sign the treaty in two weeks in Prague, once final technical details are worked out,
officials in Washington and Moscow said.
The accord is expected to cut the number of long-range nuclear weapons held by each side
to about 1,500, and it raises hopes for further disarmament in the years ahead.

The deal is seen as sealing an increased level of trust and cooperation between the
U.S. and Russia, who possess the vast majority of the world's nuclear arms and have
labored under strained relations in recent years.

Obama and Medvedev are expected to seal the deal when they talk by telephone this week,
setting the stage for a White House campaign to win Senate ratification. The treaty also must
win approval by the Russian Duma, and the two legislative processes are likely to take months.

Robert S. Norris, a longtime analyst of U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals, said Senate ratification
would not be easy.


Russian negotiators have balked at including some intrusive weapons verification measures
in the new treaty. The Obama administration has warned that without these, Senate ratification
could prove difficult.

The agreement would still leave each country with a large number of nuclear weapons,
both deployed and stockpiled.


"Hard negotiations with the Russians will now be followed by hard negotiations
with Republican senators to achieve ratification," Norris said.



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are china, india, pakistan and france cutting theirs too?

Treaty to cut US-Russia nukes; signing in 2 weeks (AP)
AP - The U.S. and Russia reached a breakthrough agreement Wednesday for a historic treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the former Cold War rivals, the most significant pact in a generation and an important milestone in the decades-long quest to lower the risk of global nuclear war.

help me out here. The US currently has 3-4 times as many weapons as russia. but both sides are reducing to 1500. So we are giving up a highly competitive advantge

but we'll both still have 1500. so how is only having 1500 going to reduce the threat of nuclear war? now we can only blow each other up 10 times over?

More Change for you. And there go a few American jobs. This change is working out great so far.

There is also the matter of poisoning the environment with toxic nuclear waste water and Chernobyl-type disasters.

JJjava wrote:

There is also the matter of poisoning the environment with toxic nuclear waste water and Chernobyl-type disasters.

just what do you think they do with these no longer needed nukes?

KK wrote:

JJjava wrote:

There is also the matter of poisoning the environment with toxic nuclear waste water and Chernobyl-type disasters.

just what do you think they do with these no longer needed nukes?

Good question. I suppose they disarm them and try to find some way to safely store the high grade plutonium and whatever other radioactive contaminants which will remain dangerous for thousands of years.

KK wrote:

just what do you think they do with these no longer needed nukes?

we could sell them to a 3rd world country

c/thru wrote:

KK wrote:

just what do you think they do with these no longer needed nukes?

we could sell them to a 3rd world country

the russians probably do

At this rate the entire planet will soon be a giant ball of toxic nuclear waste. But at least our ghostly remains will have the satisfaction of knowing that the commies didn't win either.

JJjava wrote:

At this rate the entire planet will soon be a giant ball of toxic nuclear waste. But at least our ghostly remains will have the satisfaction of knowing that the commies didn't win either.

yea, but you know the stockpiling will start all over. right now they have a lot of old technology they want to get rid of. out with the old to make way for the new. like they did with battleships at the end of WWII

KK wrote:

JJjava wrote:

At this rate the entire planet will soon be a giant ball of toxic nuclear waste. But at least our ghostly remains will have the satisfaction of knowing that the commies didn't win either.

yea, but you know the stockpiling will start all over. right now they have a lot of old technology they want to get rid of. out with the old to make way for the new. like they did with battleships at the end of WWII

I have a case of rootbeer saved and some bottles of frappuccino.

Joebert wrote:

KK wrote:

JJjava wrote:

At this rate the entire planet will soon be a giant ball of toxic nuclear waste. But at least our ghostly remains will have the satisfaction of knowing that the commies didn't win either.

yea, but you know the stockpiling will start all over. right now they have a lot of old technology they want to get rid of. out with the old to make way for the new. like they did with battleships at the end of WWII

I have a case of rootbeer saved and some bottles of frappuccino.

1968 was it's best year

KK wrote:

Joebert wrote:

KK wrote:

JJjava wrote:

At this rate the entire planet will soon be a giant ball of toxic nuclear waste. But at least our ghostly remains will have the satisfaction of knowing that the commies didn't win either.

yea, but you know the stockpiling will start all over. right now they have a lot of old technology they want to get rid of. out with the old to make way for the new. like they did with battleships at the end of WWII

I have a case of rootbeer saved and some bottles of frappuccino.

1968 was it's best year

If you say so.

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i always have an opinion

I don't even know what frappuccino is. But if it has caffeine in it, I would probably like it...

JJjava wrote:

I don't even know what frappuccino is. But if it has caffeine in it, I would probably like it...

The ones I drink have coffee and chocolate in it. Great combination.