Twelve Flaws of New START That Will Be Difficult to Fix

Abstract: President Barack Obama has transmitted a deeply flawed arms control treaty to the Senate for its con­sent to ratification. While withholding consent is the sim­plest and most likely approach, the Senate may try to fix the treaty piecemeal, but this approach has inherent, serious risks. Fixing some of the serious flaws will require amend­ments to the text, and fixing others will require compelling the Administration to change some of its policies. Regard­less of what the Senate chooses, the stakes are high.

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