The U.S vice president, Joseph Biden, addressing a gathering at the Washington University on National Defense has said that the signing by the U.S and Russia of a new START treaty will send a strong signal to the rest of the world that the two countries remain committed to the non-proliferation of prohibited weapons.
The old treaty expired on December the 5th of last year, but both the U.S and Russia failed to complete work on the new one. The two great powers are now putting the finishing touches to the new agreement that will lead to a significant reduction in the numbers of the American and Russian strategic offensive nuclear arms, all things being equal.
Vice president Joseph Biden says that the new START treaty will help to strengthen strategic stability, as well as enhance the global efforts at preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons. The demonstration of a commitment to the nonproliferation of arms by Russia and the U.S is extremely important at a time when some so-called threshold countries are close to crossing the red line between non-possession and possession of the nukes. Moreover, the signing of the new START treaty will lead to the holding of a successful summit in April this year, devoted to nuclear security and the May summing-up conference on nonproliferation. But according to the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, there remain certain obstacles on the road toward closer cooperation between Russia and the U.S in this vitally important area of global security. Tape.
The main bone of contention, unfortunately, is in the new anti-missile shield which the new U.S administration plans to deploy in Europe. The American belief in a powerful strike is unwavering, said Lavrov.
The dialogue in Geneva is going on and both sides are looking for ways of solving, or at the least narrowing their differences. The good example to the rest of the world is that the two great powers are anxious to reduce their nuclear arsenals without compromising their mutual security.
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