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Nuclear treaty makes fresh START for peace
February 4, 2011The New START Treaty aimed at reducing U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles, signed by President Obama Feb. 2, will come into effect on Saturday.
Read moreNew START ratified, 71-26
December 22, 2010The 71-26 vote marked a significant foreign policy achievement for the Obama administration during the lame-duck Congressional session.
Read moreRepublican stalling on START is recipe for gridlock
November 22, 2010If the Senate decides to vote on the new START treaty with Russia, it will likely garner enough votes for passage, an expert with a top Washington think tank predicted.
Read moreStop nuclear madness, ratify New START now
November 18, 2010Everyone's security is endangered if this vital first step on the road to a world without nukes stalls out in the Senate.
Read moreWorld Notes: Australia, Iran, Cuba and more
November 5, 2010Global warming and coral reefs; rape as an act of war; nuclear weapons, Russian labor laws and Venezuelan nationalization
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