[FACT SHEET] Setting the Record Straight about New START
We’re setting the record straight about the New START treaty.
Despite critics’ claims to the contrary, New START does nothing to prohibit or constrain U.S. missile defense plans. In fact, it reduces previous constraints on missile defense.
New START has the support of top military officers and national security officials, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, the head of the U.S. Strategic Command General Kevin Chilton, Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz, and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
Dr. Janne Nolan, Director for Nuclear Security at ASP, recently said:
“If New START was truly a detriment to missile defense, it would not have such broad support among those entrusted with our nation’s security.”
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