US and Russia Conclude Arms-Control Treaty 165
reporter writes "According to a report just published by the NY Times, Washington and the Kremlin have finalized an agreement on limiting nuclear weapons and related hardware. Notably, the agreement does not restrict American development of an anti-missile shield. Quoting: 'The new treaty will reduce the binding limit on deployed strategic nuclear warheads by more than one-quarter, and on launchers by half. It will reestablish an inspection and verification regime, replacing one that expired in December. But while the pact recognizes the dispute between the two countries over American plans for missile defense based in Europe, it will not restrict the United States from building such a shield. ... The specific arms reductions embedded in the new treaty amount to a continuing evolution rather than a radical shift in the nuclear postures of both countries. According to people in Washington and Moscow who were briefed on the new treaty, it will lower the legal limit on deployed strategic warheads to 1,550 each, from the 2,200 allowed as of 2012 under the previous treaty. It would lower the limit on launchers to 800 from the 1,600 now permitted. Nuclear-armed missiles and heavy bombers would be capped at 700 each.'"
I hope Civ V isn't bound by this. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Hooray (Score:3, Funny)
"I can see^H^H^Hnuke russia from my office!"
Re:Ha! Russia. (Score:3, Funny)
"BRIAN: We mustn't fight each other! Surely we should be united against the common enemy!
EVERYONE: The People's Liberation Army?!
BRIAN: No, no! The Romans!"
Re:Not good (Score:4, Funny)
Oh c'mon....we've ONLY used them twice, and that was a LONG time ago for a good reason, and they were new then...we really didn't know what exactly these new shiny weapons would do!!
Re:Hooray (Score:3, Funny)
OMG! You mean we will only be just another country in the world community, reduced to cooperation and diplomacy to further our goals? Madness.