Is START good for us?

[sandie]

Originally Posted by Seascapes

I feel that the START program is best for our country and the world. I am glad that the Democrats and Republicans worked together for the good of all Americans. That is the way our country should be in more unity.

I have a feeling you rubber stamp whatever liberals put forth. Not that conservatives don't the same sometimes, but would you clairify why you feel this program is best for the country and world?

[Seascapes]

Originally Posted by sandie

I have a feeling you rubber stamp whatever liberals put forth. Not that conservatives don't the same sometimes, but would you clairify why you feel this program is best for the country and world?

Sandie, it seems that you are a rubber stamp, always bouncing on my remarks, but that is OK, it is exciting to me to explain my views. Read the information below about the START Treaty, if you are interested, which explains all about it.

START..(for..Strategic..Arms..Reduction..Treaty) was a..bilateral treaty..between the..United States of America..and the..Union of Soviet Socialist Republics..(USSR) on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. The treaty was signed on 31 July 1991 and entered into force on 5 December 1994 .[1]The treaty barred its signatories from deploying more than 6,000..nuclear warheadsatop a total of 1,600..ICBMs,..submarine-launched..ballistic missiles, and bombers. START negotiated the largest and most complex arms control treaty in history, and its final implementation in late 2001 resulted in the removal of about 80 percent of all strategic nuclear weapons then in existence. Proposed by..United States President..Ronald Reagan, it was renamed..START I..after negotiations began on the second START treaty, which became..START II.....The START I treaty expired 5 December 2009. On 8 April 2010, the new..START treaty..was signed in Prague by U.S. President Obama and Russian President Medvedev and ratified by the US Congress. It will enter into force after its ratification through the Russian Duma........As of May 4, 2009, the United States and Russia began the process of renegotiating START, as well as counting both nuclear warheads and their delivery vehicles when making a new agreement. While setting aside problematic issues between the two countries, both sides agreed to make further cuts in the number of warheads they have deployed to around 1,000 to 1,500 each. The United States has said they are open to a Russian proposal to use radar in Azerbaijan rather than Eastern Europe for the proposed missile system. The Bush Administration was using the Eastern Europe defense system as a deterrent for Iran, despite the Kremlin's fear that it could be used against Russia. The flexibility by both sides to make compromises now will lead to a new phase of arms reduction in the future

Sandie that is why I think it is good for America and the whole world.

[sandie]

Originally Posted by Seascapes

Sandie, it seems that you are a rubber stamp, always bouncing on my remarks, but that is OK, it is exciting to me to explain my views. Read the information below about the START Treaty, if you are interested, which explains all about it.

START..(for..Strategic..Arms..Reduction..Treaty) was a..bilateral treaty..between the..United States of America..and the..Union of Soviet Socialist Republics..(USSR) on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. The treaty was signed on 31 July 1991 and entered into force on 5 December 1994 .[1]The treaty barred its signatories from deploying more than 6,000..nuclear warheadsatop a total of 1,600..ICBMs,..submarine-launched..ballistic missiles, and bombers. START negotiated the largest and most complex arms control treaty in history, and its final implementation in late 2001 resulted in the removal of about 80 percent of all strategic nuclear weapons then in existence. Proposed by..United States President..Ronald Reagan, it was renamed..START I..after negotiations began on the second START treaty, which became..START II.....The START I treaty expired 5 December 2009. On 8 April 2010, the new..START treaty..was signed in Prague by U.S. President Obama and Russian President Medvedev and ratified by the US Congress. It will enter into force after its ratification through the Russian Duma........As of May 4, 2009, the United States and Russia began the process of renegotiating START, as well as counting both nuclear warheads and their delivery vehicles when making a new agreement. While setting aside problematic issues between the two countries, both sides agreed to make further cuts in the number of warheads they have deployed to around 1,000 to 1,500 each. The United States has said they are open to a Russian proposal to use radar in Azerbaijan rather than Eastern Europe for the proposed missile system. The Bush Administration was using the Eastern Europe defense system as a deterrent for Iran, despite the Kremlin's fear that it could be used against Russia. The flexibility by both sides to make compromises now will lead to a new phase of arms reduction in the future

Sandie that is why I think it is good for America and the whole world.

Thanks for the explanation.

Curious if you thought what the Vice Admiral (see Sam's post) had to say held anything meaningful, in your opinion?