Reduce our nuclear arsenal (McGovern)

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<snip> Then, even as the Cold War was gathering momentum, Richard Nixon eagerly signed the nonproliferation treaty, committing America and other nations with nuclear weapons to reduce and ultimately abolish their arsenals, while nonnuclear signatories pledged not to build nuclear bombs.

Most of the world's nations kept their promise, but we have not.

There's no better time than now for America to capture the bipartisan spirit that spawned the nonproliferation treaty, and insist on immediate negotiations to ban nuclear weapons worldwide.

This month, representatives of the 188 signatories of the nonproliferation treaty are meeting at the United Nations for the treaty's latest five-year review conference. It's an opportunity to put nuclear disarmament on the international front burner, where it should be. <snip>

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/11663952.htm

[GetTheRightVote]

1. Nice to know McGovern is still with us, attempting to do good for USA

He has also given ideals for an economic fit, such as a special committee set up in the Senate to investigate and repair the economic damage done by the republicans to this country.

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