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US Senate advances nuclear pact with Russia

Other News Materials 22 December 2010 00:36 (UTC +04:00)
The US Senate voted Tuesday to advance the nuclear arms pact with Russia, setting up a final vote to ratify the treaty requiring the two countries to reduce their deployed nuclear warheads, dpa reported.
US Senate advances nuclear pact with Russia

The US Senate voted Tuesday to advance the nuclear arms pact with Russia, setting up a final vote to ratify the treaty requiring the two countries to reduce their deployed nuclear warheads, dpa reported.

The Senate voted 67-28 to end nearly a week of debate on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, and bring it to the floor for a final ratification, which could take place Wednesday or Thursday.

President Barack Obama and Democrats are confident they have the support of two-thirds - 67 votes - of the Senate, the threshold required under the Constitution to ratify treaties. They picked up the support of several key Republicans in the last several days.

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