Nuclear Treaty Would Cut Only Long-Range Arms

Presidents' Obama and Medvedev in Prague

A question and answer forum talking about the specifics of the new nuclear arms treaty between the United States and Russia.  Some of the questions include: the number of warheads being reduced and the possibility of ratification by the U.S. Senate.

The new nuclear arms treaty that the U.S. and Russia signed Thursday in Prague may mark a historic return to arms control efforts for the world’s nuclear superpowers, but the pact is more a modest step than a major leap along the road to reductions in the world’s deadliest weaponry.

Some questions and answers about the new treaty, a replacement for the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, and its place in the bigger picture of U.S. and international security: