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START (nuclear arms treaty) is finished
« on: August 04, 2007, 07:48:36 AM »
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    • Pretty ominous...


     Meantime, the Russians have a weather-eye on the US quickly backing away from the START I treaty which reduced nuclear arms.  The sentence that jumped out at me from the report says "General James E. Cartwright, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, said Wednesday that the refusal to prolong the START-I Treaty would allow the United States to conduct quick and pinpointed strikes anywhere in the world, which is crucial for an effective fight against global terrorism."

    "Er, pardon me mon generale, but would those be nuclear pin-point strikes of the sort covered by START I that you're referring to?"  Am I reading this right, or has my coffee not gone to work yet?
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    START (nuclear arms treaty) is finished
    « Reply #1 on: August 04, 2007, 08:21:13 PM »
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    Pretty ominous...


     Meantime, the Russians have a weather-eye on the US quickly backing away from the START I treaty which reduced nuclear arms.  The sentence that jumped out at me from the report says "General James E. Cartwright, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, said Wednesday that the refusal to prolong the START-I Treaty would allow the United States to conduct quick and pinpointed strikes anywhere in the world, which is crucial for an effective fight against global terrorism."

    "Er, pardon me mon generale, but would those be nuclear pin-point strikes of the sort covered by START I that you're referring to?"  Am I reading this right, or has my coffee not gone to work yet?


    No matter how many coffee is drank, the full meaning of the quote - if accurate - will not reveal itself since it's introduced without proper context.

    Regardless, the treaty expires a full year after the next Presidential elections in the US.  The treaty is not dead, as stated in the title. Its future is uncertain.

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