NEW START

  One of the most important treaties that keeps peace between the USA and the USSR is the START treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty). START was proposed by former Commander and Chef Ronald Reagan. It was to reduce the number of strategic arms in both the US and  the USSR. The START Treaty was renewed under George H.W. Bush and renamed START II. However START will end December, 2010.

  President Barrack Obama and the Democratic Party want to get the treaty renewed as swiftly as possible. However, the Republicans want to delay the renewing of the treaty in anticipation of a new congress arriving in January; where the republican house will be expanded by six. The reason for this is when the Republican Party expandes in the congress they will be able to overturn the START treaty.

  Republicans articulate that the treaty has several holes in it and is against the good of the county. Republicans claims that the treaty will do three things. The New START will hinder US defense systems, Russia will swindle their way though parts of the treaty and the US cannot afford to send inspectors to Russian land and will have to wait until next year and the treaty can not truly determine how many nuclear warheads each side has.

  To resolve the first accusation, New START does not put constraints on any side to diminish missile defense. The missile defense system does not contain nuclear weapons. They are made to intercepted nuclear tripped weapons. Secondly, Russia will not be able to cheat the treaty due to all  the intense inspections. In the end, it would be harder to determine the count of nuclear weapons without the treaty.

  Now the republicans are not malingering for nothing. The Republicans are prohibiting the treaty as a result in the 2012 elections President Barrack Obama will not have NEW START under his arm. Some republicans have stated that their “number one priority is to make sure president Obama is not re-elected”

  Renewing the START treaty is important. The START treaty holds the safety and peace of the world. The stability of the world’s nations are very unstable, If the peace of the United States and Russia are fractured and interact with conflicted will start a chain reaction of wars possibility creating a WWIII.