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Letter from Senator Chuck Grassley on the START Treaty
September 27, 2010Dear Constituent:
Thank
you for taking the time to contact me with your thoughts on nuclear
weapons around the world. As your Senator, it's important for me to
hear from you. Please accept my apology for the delay in my response.
As
you may know, the United States and Soviet Union signed the Strategic
Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in 1991. This treaty entered into force
in December 1994 and expired in December 2009. Since its signing, the
United States and Russia have held several meetings to discuss options
for continuing an arms control relationship. In anticipation of the
expiration date, the United States and Russia began to discuss options
for post-START arms control in mid-2006. During the Bush
administration, negotiations were undertaken to begin the process of
replacing the Treaty. However, no agreement was reached.
President
Obama and President Medvedev agreed at their meeting on April 2, 2009,
to pursue “new and verifiable reductions” in strategic offensive arms.
While negotiations continued through last year, START expired on
December 5, 2009 without a final agreement. However, President Obama
and President Medvedev came to an agreement on a new modified START on
April 8, 2010. Most recently, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee agreed to approve the new START treaty by a vote of 14-4. As the full Senate considers ratification of the new treaty, I
will review the goals of the new START and the implications for the
United States.
In
our desire to rid the globe of these weapons, we must not succumb to
the temptation to act hastily and, in the process, jeopardize the
security of the U.S. and our allies. With that caveat in mind, you can
be assured that I will continue to monitor the efforts to reduce the
nuclear arsenals of the world in a manner which contributes to universal
stability and peace while ensuring national security is maintained.
Again, thank you for contacting me. Please keep in touch.
Sincerely,
Chuck ~
Senator Chuck Grassley is the Senior Senator from Iowa. He serves on
the Finance Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Committee, the Budget
Committee and the Joint Committee on
Taxation.
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