New START is not explicitly about improving relations with a former cold-war adversary, but rather reducing stockpiles of dangerous weapons, some of which could be at risk of falling into terrorists’ hands. But proponents say ratification would foster an environment in which the Obama’s administration’s “reset” with Russia would be able to continue.
As Iran emerges as a more potent threat to regional and even global peace, US-Russia relations are all the more critical to influencing Iran – and specifically to efforts to stop its uranium enrichment program, says the Obama administration.
