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US President Barack Obama (R) talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (AFP Photo / Jewel Samad) 08.04.2010, 13:20 2 comments

Russia and US ink historic START paper

Prague has witnessed a historic moment: the Russian and US leaders have signed a landmark treaty on reducing their nuclear stockpiles.

Sergey Lavrov (AFP Photo / Yuri Kadobnov) 06.04.2010, 11:42

Russia, US to reduce warheads by a third – Lavrov

The new Moscow-Washington nuclear arms reduction treaty, START, will be based on the principle of parity and indivisible security for all parties, Russia’s Foreign Minister has said.

Illustration by Jacek Stachowski 11.11.2009, 15:51

STARTing over

Moscow and Washington are working together on signing a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) after the current agreement expired on December 5, 2009.

05.05.2009, 02:18 2 comments

"Russia and US can show way in arms cuts"

Arms reduction would ease tensions around the world and “would give Moscow and Washington a solid base to do the same with other nuclear powers”, said Dr Walid Phares from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.

S-300 defence missile system 22.09.2010, 20:40 58 comments

Russia not to sell S-300 missiles to Iran

President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday signed a decree which bans deliveries of S-300 missile systems to Iran.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks on the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) between the US and Russia, at the State Department in Washington, DC, August 11, 201 12.08.2010, 12:36 12 comments

Delaying START ratification hurts US security – Clinton

US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has urged the Senate to ratify the new American-Russian nuclear arms reduction treaty, START. No access to monitor the Russian nuclear arsenal puts US security at risk, she said.

RIA Novosti / Sergey Guneev, STF 28.05.2010, 20:49 1 comment

START treaty does not mean full understanding reached- journalist

“The American side is acting in sheer disregard of the very concept of the START treaty as it is understood in Russia,” said Kommersant magazine’s Sergey Strokan, referring to the deployment of US missiles in Poland.

Sergey Lavrov 16.10.2009, 21:48 10 comments

“Russia needs more clarity on US missile defense plans” – Lavrov

Russia is awaiting more information from the US on their plans to build an alternative missile defense system by 2018, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

17.08.2010, 17:01 8 comments

Iran plans more nuclear plants and unveils new hi-tech drones

Tehran will continue uranium enrichment because the country needs it for the 20 future power plants like Bushehr, the head of Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Borouujerdi said.

29.01.2010, 10:27

“Nuclear disarmament is in both US and Russian interests” – ex-ambassador

Russia and the US could be closer than ever to signing a new arms reduction treaty. Thomas Pickering, a former US ambassador to Russia, believes that a state of zero-weapons is just a matter of time for both.

Getting off to a re-START: Russia-US sign historic deal

Published: 08 April, 2010, 23:52
Edited: 12 August, 2010, 14:13


Taking a step toward a nuke-free world, Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama have signed a crucial arms-control treaty cutting Russian and American strategic nuclear arsenals by about a third.

 
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Larisa April 08, 2010, 23:25 quote
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I think this is a good START. Hope for a continuation.

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