US & Russia Agree to Reduce Nukes

WASHINGTON: The U.S. and Russia sealed the first major nuclear weapons treaty in nearly 20 years Friday, agreeing to cut nuclear warhead arsenals by nearly one-third.



President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are to sign the agreement April 8 in Prague, where Obama gave a major speech on doing away with nuclear arms one year ago. The city is the capital of the Czech Republic, a former Soviet satellite and now a NATO member.

If ratified by the Senate and by Russia's legislature, the reductions still would leave both countries the world's largest nuclear powers, with immense arsenals — and the ability to easily annihilate each other. Together, the United States and Russia possess about 95 percent of the world's nuclear weapons, according to the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.
This might be a good thing but we had better becareful. The 2 biggest nuke owners are cutting back as third world and terrorist states are trying to get their own nukes.....and we are doing what??????