Questions CNN Did Not Ask on New START

James Carafano / November 17, 2010

News Flash: “Nearly three out of four Americans say lawmakers should ratify a nuclear treaty with Russia that’s stalled in the Senate, according to a new national poll.” Or so says CNN. But does this poll really show Americans really support the treaty or that they don’t actually understand the treaty? There is a reason that national leaders like Sarah Palin, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), and former CIA Director James Woolsey have all come out against considering the NEW START nuclear agreement during lame duck. Here are five questions CNN did not ask:

Question #1. Would you support a treaty that requires the U.S. to cut more weapons and launchers than the Russians; allows them to actually build more launchers; allows Russia to modernize when Obama has already said he will not build modern nuclear weapons; and leaves Russia with many times more nuclear weapons than the U.S.? (hint: Russia has an estimated 10 to 1 advantage in tactical nuclear weapons that is not covered by the treaty) (more…)