‘Treaty’ in Name Only

The signature ink is not dry on the farcical nuclear reduction treaty just signed by the U.S. and Russian leaders and the praise is thundering (May 25). If it is a treaty, as I understand it, the Senate must consent, and we should demand that the senators do not. Claiming a significant reduction in nuclear warheads, the treaty does not require either party to destroy a single one. They can be stored to be used at any future time. Nor does this treaty deal with “Star Wars,” that expensive, technically infeasible weapon, the most destabilizing ever conceived. I suggest we advise that our senators tell the administration what to do with this treaty.

Charles S. Hoff

Rancho Palos Verdes