Kissinger Endorses New START Treaty

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 2:31PM
Justin Duckham in Congress, News/Commentary

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger endorsed the New START Treaty Tuesday and warned that failing to ratify the arms reduction agreement between Russia and the U.S. would have an "unsettling impact" on the international environment.

"This committee's decision will affect the prospects for peace for a decade or more," Kissinger said in a statement submitted to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Kissinger, who served as Secretary of State under the Nixon and Ford administrations, authored the book "Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy" in 1957.

The START Treaty was signed by U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in April. The treaty calls for both countries to limit their nuclear arsenal to 1,500 warheads. It is currently pending Senate ratification.

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