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The U.S. Senate voted to pass the United States and Russia 22 new "Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty" - "Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty," the tug of war after a long and difficult lobbying, the treaty was finally in the new Congress early next year oath before the adoption, to avoid the fate of being rejected. This is Obama's foreign policy since the government came to power made one of the few victories.
The day the U.S. Senate by 71 votes in favor and 26 votes against the vote approved the new US-Russian nuclear disarmament treaty, in which the number of votes Obama administration than previously expected to be more. Under the U.S. Constitution, the President signed the international treaty must be ratified by the Senate two-thirds majority, meaning 67 votes to take effect. In addition to the Democratic Party the day of the 58 seats in the Senate voted in favor, there are 13 Republican senators also voted in favor.
United States and Russia signed in 1991, "Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty" has been expired last December. After months of negotiations, the two countries in April this year in the Czech capital, Prague, signed a new "Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty", to replace the old treaty. The new treaty, the two countries seven years the number of deployed strategic nuclear delivery vehicles will be reduced to 700 the following, each can be deployed nuclear warheads will be reduced to 1550, nearly one-third cuts. Even so, the number of nuclear warheads of both countries will account for more than 90% of the world total.
A new nuclear disarmament treaty was signed, the treaty was adopted in the U.S. Senate a more optimistic outlook. But with the intensification of partisan disputes, in particular, the midterm Congressional elections on the political map of the United States the enormous changes in the treaty vote 13 times to be delayed by the prospect of more and more remote. The Democratic Party lost the midterm elections in five Senate seats, starting in January next year, new Congress, the Democratic Party seats will be reduced to 53 seats. If re-vote on the treaty at that time, then the chances will be smaller, thus pushing the Obama and Democratic Senate ratified the treaty before the end of this year. This effort met strong resistance from the Republican side. In their view, which date to the U.S. anti-missile defense program adversely affected, but also for new nuclear weapons treaty verification regime change in that concern. Republicans also proposed amending the treaty, to fight in the new Congress next year, the Obama administration to make more concessions. But the program was to modify the treaty and Russia oppose the Democratic side, both sides expressed impossible to re-negotiations.
To ensure the smooth passage of the treaty, congressional Democrats and the Obama administration aspects of the Republican Party a strong lobbying campaign, put a lot of pressure. Obama went to Hawaii this Christmas postponed vacation plans, personal phone calls to key Republican senators. Vice President and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 21 Biden also went to Congress to lobby rare. Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen, said on the Senate to ratify this treaty as quickly as possible, which is critical to U.S. national security. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said in the previous debate, and now no more than "cut and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms," more important things, because its influence extends far beyond the scope of the United States.
Analysts believe that the new US-Russia disarmament treaty on global nuclear disarmament process, US-Russian relations and the international image of Obama have a major impact. United States and Russia this landmark treaty to reduce strategic nuclear warheads and their delivery quotas, the two countries have reduced the actual number of warheads available to the lowest level in 50 years, which will reduce the current global nuclear tensions and to promote the healthy development of US-Russian relations. In addition, the adoption of the treaty for the international image of Obama win the extra points. Took office nearly two years, Obama has obtained the results obtained are not many foreign, direct negotiations between Palestine and Israel after the restart interrupt, the U.S. military is still bogged down in the quagmire of the war in Afghanistan. The Democratic Party in the mid-term election defeat, Obama still be able to retain influence on the Republican Party, this country remains to be seen, and the new disarmament treaty is a test. New US-Russia disarmament treaty is expected to be smooth approval by the Russian Duma, it appears that Barack Obama can rest assured for Christmas.
