START Treaty mini-roundup

[CosmicCowboy]

I basically gather that CC is willing to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Rather than have a reduced rate of inspection for reduced stockpiles, he'd rather have no inspections at all.

Riposte?

You basically gathered wrong. Obviously we need a treaty signed. I already posted that I would vote for it if I was comfortable with verification.

[RandomGuy]

You basically gathered wrong. Obviously we need a treaty signed. I already posted that I would vote for it if I was comfortable with verification.

The arms control experts that negotiated the treaty are.

Unless you know more about the topic than they do, I would be inclined to take them at their word over yours.

[RandomGuy]

18/35=51%

28/70=40%

51%>40%

This means that we can visit about half of the facilities during any given year, as opposed to 40% previously.

We don't need a similar level of inspections due to the smaller number of weapons and weapons sites.

This isn't "newspeak", it is basic math and introductory statistics. Sorry if that went over your head.

We don't have anything at those other sites.



Really.

Trust me.

Do you even know what those other sites are, or where they are?

You seem to be implying that the other 35 sites might be possibly active.

Do you have some information that the people who negotiated the treaty don't?

[Winehole23]

You basically gathered wrong. Obviously we need a treaty signed. I already posted that I would vote for it if I was comfortable with verification.

Loud and clear, CC. My bad.