Senate Vote On Nuclear Treaty May Be Defining Moment For Obama

Senate vote on nuclear treaty may be defining moment for Obama

President Obama could build on a New START victory as he turns to other foreign policy challenges. Failure might be regarded abroad as confirmation that the administration is too weak to put its stamp on world affairs.The upcoming Senate vote on a U.S.- Russia nuclear arms treaty may turn out to be a defining moment for the Obama administration's foreign policy.

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