Treaty is not reliable

The new Start treaty between the US and Russia is based on nothing but pragmatism, writes the liberal daily Corriere del Ticino: "The treaty signed yesterday in Prague has reduced the last remaining traces of the Cold War between the US and Russia to a minimum. ... It is for the main part a resetting of goals which in times of economic crisis is equally beneficial for Washington and Moscow. ... Even if the Prague agreement can in any way be described as historical ... it is not a comprehensive or one hundred percent reliable treaty. ... On the Russian side Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has already threatened to cancel the Start treaty if a boosting of the US's strategic missile defence potential [in Eastern Europe] weakens the effectiveness of Russia's strategic forces in any way."

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