Gates listens to comments on the new START arms treaty in Washington

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listens during a press briefing on the new START nuclear arms reduction treaty at the White House in Washington, March 26, 2010. Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sealed an agreement on Friday on a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty and will meet to sign it on April 8 in Prague, the White House said. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS MILITARY)