US and Russia agree nuclear cuts

Jimbuna · 07-07-09, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by CastleBravo

So the US removes 30% of the warheads in the ready stockpile. They are about at the end of their useful life in any case. Russia will do the same.

No alert weapons will come offline. In fact more MIRV'ed weapons will deploy.

Precisely....but it better than an escalation in numbers I suppose.

Max2147 · 07-07-09, 09:11 AM

The basic idea behind these treaties is to ensure that the other guy also reduces his stockpile. Both countries want to reduce their stockpile, but neither will do so unless they know the other will do so as well. That's what arms control treaties are for.

Tchocky · 07-07-09, 10:57 AM

This is good news.
It lends credibility to calls for other nations to reduce/abstain from nuclear weapons. It shows that the two largest holders of nukes are serious about reducing weapons levels.

It means that roughly 28% of the world's nuclear weapons are marked for removal.
It's good to see Russia and the US agreeing on something without any headline-grabbing tension.

Good news is a little boring, but there you go.

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Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	This is good news. It lends credibility to calls for other nations to reduce/abstain from nuclear weapons. It shows that the two largest holders of nukes are serious about reducing weapons levels. It means that roughly 28% of the world's nuclear weapons are marked for removal. It's good to see Russia and the US agreeing on something without any headline-grabbing tension. Good news is a little boring, but there you go. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

07-07-09, 09:11 AM	#2
Max2147 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 714 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The basic idea behind these treaties is to ensure that the other guy also reduces his stockpile. Both countries want to reduce their stockpile, but neither will do so unless they know the other will do so as well. That's what arms control treaties are for.