Klotz: START Ratification Delay Impeding U.S, Russian Nuclear Relations

By Carlo Muñoz / November 9, 2010 at 5:05 PM
Vital dialogue between the United States and Russia on key nuclear arms control issues has come to a standstill as a landmark treaty between the two nations continues to languish in Congress, according to a top Air Force official. The Senate has yet to ratify the follow-on Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which would reduce the number of nuclear weapons fielded by U.S. and Russian forces and would allow U.S. inspectors back into Russian nuclear sites. President Barack Obama and Russian...

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