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Washington (AFP) Dec 20, 2010 The White House said Monday it was confident that the US Senate would ratify a new nuclear pact with Russia, within days, despite Republican attempts to kill or delay the deal. "The White House believes that before Congress leaves town the Senate will ratify the new START treaty," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. "The President and the Vice President continue to communicate with senators in order to ensure they have the most updated information," Gibbs said. He spoke as the Senate forged on with a marathon debate on the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) agreed with Russia this year, which makes large cuts in nuclear arsenals and allows for resumed weapons inspections. Administration officials have mounted an intense advocacy campaign to persuade a number of Republicans to join Obama's Democrats in ratifying the deal, which needs 67 votes in the chamber.
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Democrats to hold Tuesday vote on START nuclear pactWashington (AFP) Dec 19, 2010 The US Senate was expected to hold a test vote Tuesday on a nuclear arms control pact with Russia, confident of eventual success on one of President Barack Obama's top priorities despite Republican opposition. Leading Democrats said they believed they had enough votes to ratify the treaty, which would restrict Russia and the United States to 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads, a cut of about 30 ... read more |
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