By Emelie Rutherford As Congress held the first hearing yesterday on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the United States and Russia, supporters emphasized the pact would not limit U.S. missile-defense and prompt-global-strike efforts. Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Bob Casey (D-Pa.) said some misconceptions about the treaty, which President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed April 8, need to be cleared up during the Senate ratification process. The Obama administration has issued "a unilateral…
Senate Examines Missile Defense Role Under START Treaty
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