Archive for June, 2010
New START Treaty Frequently Asked Questions
New START Treaty Frequently Asked Questions Senate Foreign Relations Committee June 10, 2010 What does the New START Treaty do? The New START Treaty reduces the legal limit on the number of nuclear weapons that the United States and Russia can deploy. For the purposes of the treaty, you can think of a nuclear weapon [...]
Key Quotes for New START Treaty
The following quotes support the ratification of the New START Treaty, and can be included in letters to Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss. To read more of entire article that the quote came from, click on the article name. More background information on the New START Treaty can be found here. General Kevin Chilton, [...]
New START Update
President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in Prague April 8, with both countries pledging to reduce their deployed, strategic nuclear weapons stockpiles. They are now pushing their respective parliaments to ratify the new treaty in hopes of replacing the now-expired START I treaty. The New [...]
Senator Sam Nunn on Colbert Report
Tonight! 11:30pm! Senator Sam Nunn is scheduled to appear on The Colbert Report to discuss his efforts to halt the proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Click here to WATCH! Read more about the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI): http://www.nti.org/ Watch the trailer for “Nuclear Tipping Point”: http://www.nucleartippingpoint.org/
List of Upcoming Senate Foreign Relation Meetings
United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations WASHINGTON, DC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 10, 2010 CONTACT: Jennifer Berlin (Kerry), 202-228-3652 Andy Fisher (Lugar), 202-224-2079 Kerry, Lugar Announce Second Series Of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearings On The New START Treaty WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and Ranking Member Richard [...]
AJC’s Cynthia Tucker on Defense
This past week’s political commentary from Pulitzer Prize winning author and AJC columnist Cynthia Tucker, highlighted criticisms of the current management of the Federal Budget, particularly the Department of Defense. Just recently the House voted on the Department of Defense budget for fiscal year 2010 totaling a staggering $726 billion, $62 billion more than the [...]
June 2010
Georgia WAND Events in JUNE Friday, June 4, 11, 18, & 25 • 12pm • Stand for Peace Colony Square – Corner of Peachtree St. and 14th St. Vigil from 12-1pm and meet in the Colony Square food court for lunch /discussion afterward. ——————————————— Monday, June 7 • 12:30pm • WAND Nuclear Committee Meeting Carter [...]
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