Brussels, 23/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 22 December, the U.S. Senate approved the new version of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) signed by Russia and the US last April. A group of 13 US Senators from the Republican Party, which was hostile to the treaty, joined Democrat Senators to sign this decision. This enabled the necessary two-thirds majority to be reached for ratification (71 senators voted in favour, with 26 against). This final approval of the treaty, which...