The proposed New START agreement would handcuff the United States while giving the Russians free rein, retired Army Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely tells Newsmax.TV.
The Senate should reject the treaty because, “In reality, the Russians don’t have to do anything,” Vallely said.
“We’re the only ones that would be limited and cut back,” said Vallely, a Vietnam veteran who retired from the Army in 1993 as deputy commanding general in the Pacific Command.
“We have to realize that Russia really is not our friend. The more we are lessening our power in the United States, the more power the likes of Russian and China begin to rise,” he said.
Vallely was among more than 30 former defense officials and diplomats who issued an open letter to the Senate Monday expressing their “professional judgment” that New START, “is not consistent with the national security interests of the United States,” and “should be rejected by the U.S. Senate,” which is considering it now.
Russia easily could cheat secretly to our detriment, they maintain, and it would restrict deployment of new U.S. anti-missile defenses. They also believe that Russia would reduce the survivability and flexibility of our our strategic forces, which could be militarily destabilizing.
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The Senate should reject the treaty because, “In reality, the Russians don’t have to do anything,” Vallely said.
“We’re the only ones that would be limited and cut back,” said Vallely, a Vietnam veteran who retired from the Army in 1993 as deputy commanding general in the Pacific Command.
“We have to realize that Russia really is not our friend. The more we are lessening our power in the United States, the more power the likes of Russian and China begin to rise,” he said.
Vallely was among more than 30 former defense officials and diplomats who issued an open letter to the Senate Monday expressing their “professional judgment” that New START, “is not consistent with the national security interests of the United States,” and “should be rejected by the U.S. Senate,” which is considering it now.
Russia easily could cheat secretly to our detriment, they maintain, and it would restrict deployment of new U.S. anti-missile defenses. They also believe that Russia would reduce the survivability and flexibility of our our strategic forces, which could be militarily destabilizing.
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