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November 17, 2010

GOP Sen. Seeks Delay to START Vote
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The Obama administration has been dealt a major setback in efforts to
obtain Senate ratification of an arms reduction treaty with Russia. The
New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, calls for the United
States and Russia to cut their deployed arsenals to 1,550 nuclear
warheads and 700 missile silos and bombers each. On Tuesday, Republican
Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona said the pact shouldn’t be voted on until
next year. Kyl had previously broken with other Republicans to back the
treaty. His new stance means Democrats will have to obtain 14 Senate
Republican votes in the next Congress instead of the eight they would
currently need with a greater Senate majority.



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