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2014-03-07 Home Front: Politix

Obama's key arms-control nominee finally confirmed by Senate

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Posted by Steve White 2014-03-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Horse, barn door. OBE

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-03-07 08:50|| 2014-03-07 08:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Arms control created the situation in Ukraine.

"When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the newly independent Ukraine had on its territory what was the third largest strategic nuclear weapons arsenal in the world. It was larger than those of Britain, France, and China combined. On June 1, 1996 Ukraine became a non-nuclear nation when it sent the last of its 1,900 strategic nuclear warheads to Russia for dismantling." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_and_Ukraine)

For doing that they received a 'promise' that they're territorial integrity would be respected.

If they still had those nukes, how keen do you think Russia would be to invade Crimea?

Do you think Iran is ignorant of this history and reality?

Do you think they don't now fully realize (like they ever didn't - lol) that the only way NOT to be invaded is to possess nukes?

Smart Diplomacy!

Posted by spiffo 2014-03-07 11:20|| 2014-03-07 11:20|| Front Page Top

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