Clinton pushes for ratification of U.S.-Russia arms reduction treaty
This morning, Secretary Clinton spoke at a White House news conference about the new U.S.-Russia nuclear-arms reduction treaty that President Obama just concluded with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (which involved much hard work and diplomacy from Clinton herself). As FP‘s The Cable reports, Senate Republicans might not be too gung-ho about ratifying the treaty due ...
This morning, Secretary Clinton spoke at a White House news conference about the new U.S.-Russia nuclear-arms reduction treaty that President Obama just concluded with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (which involved much hard work and diplomacy from Clinton herself).
This morning, Secretary Clinton spoke at a White House news conference about the new U.S.-Russia nuclear-arms reduction treaty that President Obama just concluded with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (which involved much hard work and diplomacy from Clinton herself).
As FP‘s The Cable reports, Senate Republicans might not be too gung-ho about ratifying the treaty due to concerns about how it might hurt U.S. missile defense efforts. Regarding Clinton’s take on the issue, The Cable reports:
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton diplomatically avoided a direct question about missile defense at this morning’s briefing.
"We’re focused on ratification, we’re going to engage deeply and broadly with all members of the Senate," she said. "We’re confident we’ll be able to make the case for ratification."
She also pointed out that almost all previous arms reductions treaty garnered overwhelming support in the Senate. "There should be very broad, bipartisan support," Clinton said.
Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009-2016 and was an assistant editor from 2007-2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP
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