Vote On New START Nuclear Arms Treaty Delayed In Senate -- Washington PostThe Obama administration's hopes for rapid, bipartisan approval of its new arms-control treaty with Russia have dimmed, with Republican senators making clear that they will not support ratification without iron-clad assurances of future spending to maintain the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, announced Tuesday that he will delay a key vote on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) until after the summer recess. That will pitch the treaty into the politically charged period just before the November elections.
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More News On The START Treaty
Arms-Treaty Vote Delayed in Senate -- New York Times
Republican senator sets conditions for backing START -- Reuters
Kerry Delays Committee Vote on "New START" Until September -- Global Security Newswire
Nuclear Arms Control Treaty Vote on Hold as Kerry Seeks Bipartisan Support -- PBS News Hour
Senate Panel Delays Vote on Nuclear Treaty -- Wall Street Journal
Senate panel puts off vote on arms treaty with Russia -- L.A. Times
New START Treaty could erode Senate's foreign policy role -- Washington Post
Senate Republicans ask: What’s the hurry on the new START treaty? -- Reuters
New Start: the worst GOP obstruction yet -- Michael Tomasky, The Guardian
NonSTARTer? Obama's Troubled Nuclear Treaty -- Michael Scherer, Time Magazine
My Comment: Why the rush .... rush .... and double rush. The START treaty involves our national security .... I say take all the time that is necessary, and make sure that everyone's concerns are met.