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in advance whether there is likely to be any problem with ratification.The Senate is to begin START hearings on April 4, before the two presidents sign the treaty, but this is not a sure sign of an easy passage. In addition to the Republicans, there are also treaty opponents among the Democrats, who have a majority in the Senate.
It means that Obama is trying to speed up his nuclear initiatives, so that the treaty is signed before the April 12 nonproliferation meeting in Washington. The outcome of the NPT Review Conference in May will depend on the Washington meeting and the signing of the START treaty, even though it will take several more months to ratify it.
According to a senior U.S. administration official, they "have talked to our Czech allies and the Russians about a signing in Prague when the treaty is finished."
"Prague is where the president delivered a speech outlining his arms control and nonproliferation vision last spring and where we
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