ABC News reported yesterday that the U.K. Telegraph story reported here (rightwinggranny.com) was not true.
ABC reports:
"State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley called the report "nonsense," saying the information sharing about U.S. transfers of nuclear weapons to the U.K. dates back to the original START treaty, an assertion backed up by the White House and British government officials."
That's not what the leaked documents say.
The U.K. Telegram reports:
"A series of classified messages sent to Washington by US negotiators show how information on Britain's nuclear capability was crucial to securing Russia's support for the "New START" deal.
"Although the treaty was not supposed to have any impact on Britain, the leaked cables show that Russia used the talks to demand more information about the UK's Trident missiles, which are manufactured and maintained in the US."
ABC is trying to blunt the negative impact of this news. The truth is simple--the Obama Administration sold out Britain. They should be ashamed. If you have doubts, follow the links in the U.K. Telegraph article and read the actual documents.
If you read the comments below the Telegraph article, you begin to understand that there are many Brits very unhappy about this situation.
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