March 28, 2012

GOP Presidents Love Arms Control

Nikolas Roth, Democracy Arsenal

AP Photo

President Obama was recently overheard saying to Russian President Medvedev that, assuming he prevails in the election this November, he would have more flexibility to negotiate on arms control issues. In response, some Congressional Republicans have implied that President Obama may have secret plans to aggressively pursue arms control in his second term.

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