claim: "the new start treaty was passed despite significant concerns among some people in the state and defense departments."
author: bill janis
evidence_1: nato was the first peacetime military alliance the united states entered into  outside of ... in italy as the communist party had made significant gains among  italian voters. ... from enlarging the new treaty to include the countries of the north  atlantic, ... and the mutual defense assistance program passed the u.s.  congress in ...
evidence_2: apr 17, 2018 ... many concerns relating to compliance involve matters of interpretation; ... for  example, u.s. department of defense (dod) compliance review groups oversee  and .... the treaty between the united states of america and the union of soviet  ... and limitation of strategic offensive arms (new start treaty).
evidence_3: the united states constitution that emerged from the convention established a  federal ... of an executive branch, although important powers, such as treaty  ratification, ... under the articles of confederation, the federal government faced  many ... congress passed legislation creating the department of foreign affairs  in its ...
evidence_4: may 21, 2012 ... although three states (india, israel, and pakistan) are known or believed to have  ... new start entered into force in february 2011. .... some analysts note that  the nuclear nonproliferation treaty (npt), which ... but the bush administration's  position on missile defense (among other issues) hampered ...
evidence_5: dec 14, 2018 ... subsequent state department assessments in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 ... the  inf treaty, citing russian noncompliance and concerns about ... in the fall of the  same year, the soviet union put forward a plan to establish a balance between  .... with the new strategic arms reduction treaty (new start).