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Biden Makes
Russia an Offer on
Nuclear Arms Treaty

Jan 21, 2021 6:20 PM CST

Biden Makes Russia an Offer on Nuclear Arms Treaty

President suggests extending agreement and wants intelligence investigations

(Newser) - President Joe Biden has proposed to Russia a five-year extension of a nuclear arms treaty that is otherwise set to expire in February, the White House said Thursday. Biden proposed the extension even as he asked the intelligence community to look closely into Russia's cyberattacks, its alleged interference in...

Gorbachev Warns of 'Colossal'
Danger to the World

Nov 4, 2019 7:22 AM CST

Gorbachev Warns of 'Colossal' Danger to the World

Former Soviet leader worried about nuclear weapons amid new Russia-West tensions

(Newser) - The man credited with helping bring about the end of the Cold War doesn't think it's actually over. "Chilly but still a war," Mikhail Gorbachev tells the BBC when he asked to characterize current relations between Russia and the West. "Look at what's happening—...

In Berlin Speech, Obama to Push for New Nuke Cuts

Obama in Berlin: We Only Need 1K Nuclear Warheads

UPDATED

Jun 19, 2013 10:22 AM CDT

Obama in Berlin: We Only Need 1K Nuclear Warheads

In Berlin speech, says he wants to see US, Russian arsenals cut by a third

(Newser) - Five years after he addressed a huge crowd in Berlin as a presidential candidate—and 50 years after John F. Kennedy proclaimed "Ich bin ein Berliner"—President Obama gave an address at the iconic Brandenburg Gate today, calling for a major reduction in nuclear warheads. "We may...

Senate Ratifies
Nuclear Arms Treaty

Dec 22, 2010 2:17 PM CST

Senate Ratifies Nuclear Arms Treaty

Obama gets his top foreign policy goal with 71-26 vote

(Newser) - The Senate today ratified the much-debated nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, giving President Obama a major foreign policy win in the closing hours of the postelection Congress. Thirteen Republicans broke with their top two leaders and joined 56 Democrats and two independent in providing the necessary two-thirds vote to...

What the START Treaty
Actually Does

Dec 22, 2010 7:51 AM CST

What the START Treaty Actually Does

Us-Russian treaty expected to pass today

(Newser) - START, the US’ new nuclear arms treaty with Russia, is expected to pass today, after a good bit of political wrangling . So just what does this new treaty mean? The AP breaks it down:

Limits on nuclear weapons: Each side will have to reduce their ready-to-launch nuclear arsenals to a

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Psst, Obama,
Russia Is No
Longer an
Enemy

charles krauthammer

Nov 26, 2010 1:12 PM CST

Psst, Obama, Russia Is No Longer an Enemy

Krauthammer: The START treaty is a useless diversion

(Newser) - President Obama's big priority of the moment is the New START treaty with Russia, to which Charles Krauthammer says, "Good grief." You'd think the president would have more important things to worry about than this irrelevant deal, he writes at the Washington Post . "A nuclear exchange between...

China, US to Work
Together on Iran Sanctions

Apr 13, 2010 7:42 AM CDT

China, US to Work Together on Iran Sanctions

Countries 'share the same overall goal,' China says

(Newser) - President Barack Obama's nuclear summit has yielded quick results: China agreed to work with the US on possible sanctions against Iran, and Ukraine announced it would rid itself of weapons-grade enriched uranium. Both moves are putting some wind in Obama's sails as he presses global leaders to join him in...

Obama
Smackdown:
'Sarah Palin's
No Expert'

Apr 9, 2010 7:05 AM CDT

Obama Smackdown: 'Sarah Palin's No Expert'

Who's getting punched in the face now?

(Newser) - Sarah Palin might think Barack Obama's asking for a "punch in the face," but she's the one who was smacked down by the president in an interview yesterday. "Last time I checked, Sarah Palin's not much of an expert on nuclear weapons," said Obama in a...