During the 2008 campaign, President Obama promised to deal with one of the world’s great scourges — thousands of nuclear weapons still in the American and Russian arsenals. He said he would resume arms-control negotiations — the sort that former President George W. Bush disdained — and seek deep cuts in pursuit of an eventual nuclear-free world. There is no time to waste.

COMMENTARY: The strained relations between NATO and Russia are on the mend. President Obama has promised to push the reset button and NATO has sent positive signals as well. Even Moscow, deeply troubled by the economic crisis. and cut down to normal size by decreasing oil prices, is striking a more conciliatory note.

International security experts warn that Iran is about to obtain sufficient enriched uranium through its indigenous nuclear program to be able to manufacture at least one nuclear weapon, giving it “nuclear breakout capability.” The Obama administration is now seeking to gain greater Russian assistance to avert such an outcome, offering the prospect of concessions regarding the planned deployments of U.S. missile defense in Europe in return. Yet, Moscow’s willingness and ability to “deliver” Iran is dubious

Russian officials should like what they are seeing from the Obama administration: President Obama has exchanged public comments and personal letters with President Dmitry Medvedev. Vice President Biden declared last month that we ought to press the "reset button" on U.S.-Russian relations.