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Russia ratifies START nukes pact

Both houses of Russia\’s parliament ratified the START nuclear arms reduction treaty. The upper house Federation Council ratified the treaty on Wednesday, a day after the Duma, the lower house. The U.S. Senate ratified the treaty in December, overcoming resistance from a faction within the Republican Party that said its terms were too loosely defined.

Senate advances START treaty

The U.S. Senate advanced a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia that has been backed by a number of Jewish groups.

Why AIPAC should support START

AIPAC is in agony. It desperately wants to support the U.S.-Russia START treaty aimed at limiting nuclear warheads because the treaty would greatly advance Israel’s security.

Jewish Dems press AIPAC on START

Top Jewish Democratic senators are pressing AIPAC to back the new START arms reduction treaty with Russia. Four Jewish groups already back Senate ratification of the treaty as a means of cajoling Russia into isolating Iran. Another has suggested that it could prove helpful, and one group opposes it. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee rarely backs such initiatives publicly, but what\’s been notable in this case is that it has not taken a position behind the scenes either.

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