Obama ready to work with Moscow to 'Update' nuclear deal
U.S. President Barack Obama says he's ready to work with Russia
to "update" an agreement that has helped dismantle thousands of
nuclear and chemical weapons in the former Soviet Union, Radio
Liberty reported.
Obama acknowledged on December 3 that Moscow said it will not renew
the Cooperative Threat Reduction program without changes to that
20-year-old pact.
"Russia has said that our current agreement doesn't keep pace with
the changing relationship between our countries," Obama said. "To
which we say: 'Let's update it.' Let's work with Russia as an equal
partner. Let's continue the work that is so important to the
security of both our countries."
Officials say the U.S.-funded program has helped deactivate more
than 7,650 strategic warheads and thousands of missiles.
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