Russia considers it premature reduction of nuclear capabilities
Reducing U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons - is "clearly not the issue shortly." These are the results of his visit to Moscow, the deputy head of the U.S. Department of State Rose Gottemoeller.
The main obstacle in this bilateral issue is the problem of missile defense. "For us, missile defense - the basic question. Without the agreements in this field to further reduce arsenals Russia will not "- quoted by" Kommersant ", the words of representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
If Moscow will not agree to an agreement, Washington may try to start the reduction of nuclear weapons unilaterally, enlisting the support of this Congress. However, the General Staff said this development as "a political move", aimed at to force Russia to soften stance on missile defense.
The second purpose of the visit was to discuss Gottemoeller agreement to replace the Nunn-Lugar program, in which the means of the United States eliminated the surplus Russian nuclear weapons and chemical weapons. In this regard, the sides newspapers report "progress."
The main obstacle in this bilateral issue is the problem of missile defense. "For us, missile defense - the basic question. Without the agreements in this field to further reduce arsenals Russia will not "- quoted by" Kommersant ", the words of representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
If Moscow will not agree to an agreement, Washington may try to start the reduction of nuclear weapons unilaterally, enlisting the support of this Congress. However, the General Staff said this development as "a political move", aimed at to force Russia to soften stance on missile defense.
The second purpose of the visit was to discuss Gottemoeller agreement to replace the Nunn-Lugar program, in which the means of the United States eliminated the surplus Russian nuclear weapons and chemical weapons. In this regard, the sides newspapers report "progress."
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