Nuclear Arms Treaties Worth the Political Battle: William Hartung

THERE’S NO question that President Obama will face opposition to his push for new nuclear arms treaties. But he can win those battles, says William D. Hartung of the New America Foundation. There is a growing global consensus that in an age of mass-casualty terrorism, the existence of large numbers of nuclear weapons endangers our security. The treaties Obama is promoting toward that end would make all of us more secure. Given adequate discussion, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate can certainly be persuaded of that fact.