Senate Ratifies Nuclear-Arms Pact

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“WASHINGTON—The Senate voted 71-26 Wednesday to ratify a new strategic-arms treaty with Russia, fulfilling a major foreign-policy goal of President Barack Obama that seemed in jeopardy just days earlier.”

“Mr. Obama failed to secure support from some prominent wavering Republicans, including Sen. John McCain of Arizona. Previous major arms-control treaties negotiated by Republican presidents have enjoyed much greater support.”

For more info on how reductions work, see here:
npr.org/2010/12/22/132265850/How-Does-A-Country-Reduce-Its-Nuclear-Arms
 
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