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Russia calls for formal arms reduction treaty with US to replace 1991 agreement

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[JURIST] Russian officials said Wednesday that leaders in the country want to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) [text] with a formal, binding agreement with the US that will limit the creation of new nuclear weapons. The treaty, which signaled the end of the Cold War [BBC backgrounder], will expire in 2009. US President George Bush's administration has said that it wants … Continue Reading »

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