The Atlanta Journal Constitution is running a pro and con piece from two defense experts debating the ratification of the replacement of the START nuclear treaty with Russia.  The two seem to focus their disagreement on the weakened verification regime, rather than the procedural matter of the Senate being cut out of the foreign policy decision making loop.

On the pro, from Maj. Gen. Paul D. Eaton:

In today’s security environment, we must protect against the dual threats of nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism. With the nuclear arsenals of the U.S. and Russia accounting for nearly 95 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons, the first step to nuclear security begins with New START.

The original START agreement expired Dec. 5, 2009, leaving the U.S. without the intrusive inspection and verification regime that allowed U.S. inspectors to monitor Russia’s nuclear arsenal for so many years.