Will the Senate support new nuclear arms reductions?

In an essay for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, John Isaacs and Kingston Reif of the Ploughshares-funded Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation comment on the likelihood that the Senate will support nuclear reductions.  While President Obama’s nuclear goals are generally long-term plans, the follow-on agreement to START can be achieved this year, unlike the CTBT.   The agreement has garnered bipartisan support from elected officials.  Still, Isaacs and Reif conclude, “There are no givens in politics or the Senate. However, portents are excellent for a completed treaty later this year and a Senate vote shortly thereafter.”