A Weak Start for START
A strange sense of déjà vu is gripping Washington these days, as the debate over ratification by the US Senate of the New Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (New START) with Russia heat up. There may not be nostalgia for the Cold War, but much of that era’s mindset can be perceived again in the arguments being put forward.
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LOS ANGELES – A strange sense of déjà vu is gripping Washington these days, as the debate over ratification by the United States Senate of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with Russia heats up. Spats have broken out between the Obama administration, future presidential contenders, senators, and arms control and defense experts. There may not be nostalgia for the Cold War in any of this, but much of that era’s mindset can be perceived again in the arguments being knocked about.