Republican Sen. Richard Burr said he intends to vote against ratification of the New START nuclear arms treaty between the U.S. and Russia that being pushed by Democratic President Barack Obama.
"I fear it will have negative impact on our national security, and the United States must be assured that any arms treaty it agrees to does not limit our ability to defend against growing international threats," Burr said in a statement.
"This New Start does not satisfy that criteria, and I look forward to debate on the issue so I can address more specifically the concerns I have with ratifying this agreement," Burr said.
Obama is trying to get ratification of the treaty by the lame duck Senate before the end of the year. Ratification requires 67 votes. The treaty would cut the number of missile launchers in half and would create a new regimen of inspections and verification.
The measure has run into opposition from Senate Republicans.
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These guys are amazing
December 14, 2010 - 7:03am — John_BurnsOne gets the feeling that Richard Burr would oppose the New Testament if it were introduced by Barack Obama.
RE: MR BURR'S NO VOTE FOR THE PROPOSED START TREATY
December 13, 2010 - 12:18pm — beachbum3While i will personaly admist to have or nowing very little about the issue of the facts surrounding the start treaty as it is currently being proposed . I do know that the the republican party has been 1000% against anything that this current president attempt to get passed intot law for anything or for any reason at all they an mr burr have been noothing but the party of no. for they as a whole do not want for this current president to have one single thing for him to have to ton be able to point out in 2012 as having been accomplished by his adminstration .But you can bet your a** that had this same proposal had been made my any republican president or just any republican in general mr burr an his lapdog kiss a**ed assoicaites in the u.s congress would have broke their neckks in co=voting for it without one word having been said to oppose it in any form what so ever thank you