Barack Obama’s Russian blunder

The Obama administration has signed an agreement with Russia which would remove observers from factories which manufacture long-range missiles. The administration claims that it isn’t their fault. The agreement was supposedly reached during George W. Bush’s Presidency and they had to comply.

The question isn’t whether Bush or Obama are responsible for this horrible decision, it’s whether Bush and Obama are to blame, or just Obama. Russia removed its observers from the U.S. 8 years ago when production of these missiles ceased. On the other hand, missile production has been on-going in Russia and shows no signs of stopping.

Barack Obama’s goal is to limit the threat posed by nuclear weapons. This is commendable, but likely impossible under this new agreement. The United States and Russia could agree to cease production and decrease stockpiles, but how will we know that Russia is actually following through? Wouldn’t this potentially give Russia an advntage? Those are just a few questions the Obama administration should be asking itself.