Obama signs new arms control treaty in Prague / Obama podepsal novou odzbrojovaci smlouvu s Ruskem
April 8, 2010
Today was a big day for the Czech Republic. Prague was chosen to be the place where the US president Barack Obama and the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev signed the so-called New START treaty. The treaty is supposed to reduce the 2 countries’ nuclear weapons by about 30% more than the previous deal.
The signing of the treaty was held in the historic Spanish Hall at the Prague Castle, only one year after Obama had his important speech on nuclear disarmament in Prague.
While the relationship between the US and former Russia seems to be improving some critics say the treaty itself is kind of impractical since the biggest nuclear threats are currently Iran and Northern Korea (not Russia).
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With the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution the local research agency conducted a

The Czech elections for the Chamber of Deputies are coming up (Oct. 9) so make sure you vote if you are still pugged into the Czech political scene (and don’t mind traveling to Chicago). Remember, although we live half a globe away our vote still counts! Here is the necessary info:
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