Lateefah Simon: “I commend my colleague from Colorado for his leadership on this. The reality is this is a step forward for stability in…”

“I commend my colleague from Colorado for his leadership on this. The reality is this is a step forward for stability in central Europe. Two other provisions in here I think are significant. That is, we open the door to the possibility at some future time for Armenia and some of the other Newly Independent States there. The second thing; in Russia and in Belarus and in a few of the countries, there is a fear of nuclear weapons being established at their doorstep. The resolution points out that Spain and Norway, who are current members of NATO, do not have nuclear weapons and still are members of NATO. My hope is that stations of nuclear weapons which have no military significance can be avoided. I think it will diminish fears, in Russia particularly.”