Jonathan Schell Says US-Russia "Nuclear Standoff" Defies "Rational Explanation"

Democracy Now! Tuesday, December 21, 2010 democracynow.org As Dems Work to Ratify START Treaty, Jonathan Schell Says US-Russia "Nuclear Standoff" Defies "Rational Explanation" The White House is predicting victory in its long-running standoff with Republicans on a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, calls for the United States and Russia to cut their deployed arsenals to 1550 nuclear warheads and 700 missile silos and bombers each. We speak with leading nuclear disarmament advocate, Jonathan Schell.