The Senate approved the ratification of the new START treaty by 71-26.
The United States has both options; to get rid of the inhuman bombs, and to use them. And the President took the former option.
The reaction to the ratification differs in the media around the globe. The nations hostile to the United States tends to ignore it. Where the regime is on a delicate balance, the reports are outright welcome. Where the ruling party is stable, they write more cautiously. But no one can deny its impact about this piece of good news.
The mayor of Hiroshima Tadatoshi Akiba expressed his welcome. The victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs expressed hopes and further reduction of nuclear arms to make the world safer. The UN Secretary Ban Ki Moon said "This sends a firm and clear message in support of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation".
The risks of proliferation of nuclear arms are the clear and present danger. North Korea under the dictatorial Kim Jeong Il regime tested nuclear weapons repeatedly and now openly stated that it enriches uranium. Iran is constantly moving toward the same goal. The new START treaty should set the sure pathway for the reduction of the dangerous nuclear arms. Sen. Dorgan (D-ND) said on the Senate floor that there was a nuclear weapon stolen from the Russian arsenal and the fact was not reported even to the mayor of New York city.
The ratification of the treaty passed 71-26. 13 Republican joined the effort of the ratification. It now is waiting for the Russian parliamentary approval. Let us hope the treaty is a step toward further reduction of the nuclear weapons and their testing on any soils.
The United States has both options; to get rid of the inhuman bombs, and to use them. And the President took the former option.
The reaction to the ratification differs in the media around the globe. The nations hostile to the United States tends to ignore it. Where the regime is on a delicate balance, the reports are outright welcome. Where the ruling party is stable, they write more cautiously. But no one can deny its impact about this piece of good news.
The mayor of Hiroshima Tadatoshi Akiba expressed his welcome. The victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs expressed hopes and further reduction of nuclear arms to make the world safer. The UN Secretary Ban Ki Moon said "This sends a firm and clear message in support of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation".
The risks of proliferation of nuclear arms are the clear and present danger. North Korea under the dictatorial Kim Jeong Il regime tested nuclear weapons repeatedly and now openly stated that it enriches uranium. Iran is constantly moving toward the same goal. The new START treaty should set the sure pathway for the reduction of the dangerous nuclear arms. Sen. Dorgan (D-ND) said on the Senate floor that there was a nuclear weapon stolen from the Russian arsenal and the fact was not reported even to the mayor of New York city.
The ratification of the treaty passed 71-26. 13 Republican joined the effort of the ratification. It now is waiting for the Russian parliamentary approval. Let us hope the treaty is a step toward further reduction of the nuclear weapons and their testing on any soils.