Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov leaves the Arab League headquarters in Cairo after meeting with Secretary-General Amr Moussa, in Cairo. Photo: REUTERS
Russia, US plan unprecedented nuclear cut - Lavrov
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Reuters
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2009/12/22 10:24:16 AM
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RUSSIA and the United States plan “radical and unprecedented” cuts to their Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons under a new arms reduction deal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying today.
The world’s two largest nuclear powers have been trying to find a replacement for the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I), the biggest pact to cut nuclear weapons in history, but have so far failed to clinch a deal.
“The treaty will stipulate a radical and unprecedented reduction in strategic offensive weapons,” Lavrov was quoted as saying by state-owned RIA news agency.