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As the Senate begins to wrap up the business of the 111th Congress, an urgent national security priority remains in limbo â€" despite the wishes of our military leadership, the intelligence community and retired high level security officials from both parties.

The New START nuclear reductions treaty, signed by the U.S. and Russia in April, would verifiably limit the still enormous Russian nuclear arsenal and restore an essential window into its size and make-up that we haven’t had since START I expired one year ago this Sunday. In addition, the treaty will allow the U.S. to maintain a robust and flexible nuclear deterrent and places no meaningful limits on missile defense programs.

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