Senators Voice Doubts On Nuke Treaty ; Conservatives Demand No Missile-Defense Limits
The Washington Times › April 09, 2010
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Key Senate conservatives are holding off support for the new arms treaty signed by President Obama and his Russian counterpart on Thursday and are seeking promises that the agreement will not limit missile defenses, arms verification and nuclear modernization efforts.
"Republicans have made clear for months what needs to be done in order to move this process; there's been no ambiguity in our position on a strong missile defense, nuclear triad and the need to verify any treaty," said Don Stewart, a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican.See the full content of this document
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Senators Voice Doubts On Nuke Treaty ; Conservatives Demand No Missile-Defense Limits
Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl, Arizona Republicans, said they are concerned about additional references beyond the opening paragraphs of the treaty on missile defenses.
"While we were initially advised that the only reference to missile defense was in the preamble to the treaty, we now find t...See the full content of this document
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