Our Missile Defense will be compromised if this treaty passes
We MUST continue to build a robust missile defense system to protect ourselves from countries like Iran and terrorist organizations that are working to acquire the technology to launch missiles with nuclear weapons from cargo ships. To allow a treaty with Russia to limit this right of self-defense is unacceptable.
We have watched the progression of the New START nuclear missile treaty with great interest, assuming that it would get a full and open hearing in the next session of Congress. Unfortunately, the Obama administration is now trying to rush through, during the present lame duck session of Congress, what we consider a seriously flawed treaty that will endanger our national security. The proposed New START will limit our future ability and right to build missile defense systems. This goes beyond any concerns regarding Russia.
Please click here (http://www.actforamerica.org/index.php/contact-congress)
to send an urgent email to your two U.S. Senators today urging them to oppose ratification during this lame duck session. Once there, scroll down to the Action Alerts and click on "Opposition To The New START." Please enter in your contact information and then click send.
If you wish to call your U.S. Senators instead, please click here (http://www.actforamerica.org/index.php/contact-congress)
. Then scroll down below the Action Alerts section and click on "Elected Officials." Please enter in your zip code and click search. This will bring up the contact information you need to make your call today! A treaty like this has NEVER been rushed through a lame duck Congress—and for good reason. Something this important to national security should not be rushed through or crammed down the throats of the American people.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stated that limitations on missile defense are "clearly spelled out in the treaty" and "legally binding." Here's why:
- The preamble of the treaty gives the Russians a basis to claim a de facto veto of our missile defense options
- There are explicit limits for using land- and sea-based offensive missile tubes for defensive missiles.
Earlier this year our grassroots efforts helped restore full missile defense funding in the House Armed Services Committee. Please help us continue to protect our present and future missile defense system. ACT today by either calling or sending an email to your U.S. Senators opposing ratification of the New START treaty during this lame duck session of Congress! Time is of the essence! It is especially important that the following Senators hear from their constituents:
- John McCain (R – AZ)
- Bob Corker (R – TN)
- Jim Webb (D – VA)
- Olympia Snowe (R- ME)
- Susan Collins (R – ME)
- Lindsay Graham (R – SC)
- Ben Nelson (D – NE)
- George Voinovich (R – OH)
- Scott Brown (R – MA)
Thank you for your support. We need you now more than ever!
