Russia and U.S. close in on nuclear disarmament deal

PARIS — Russia and the United States are getting close to a deal on reducing their nuclear arsenals through a follow-up to the START treaty, Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev and US officials said Monday.
“We are close to agreeing all issues,” Medvedev told reporters in Paris. “We are already agreeing on the nuances of the text. [...]

U.S., Russia called on to reduce nuclear warheads to 1,000

WASHINGTON, — The United States and Russia were called on Thursday to reduce their nuclear warheads to 1,000 each, as the two began their negotiations on a successor treaty to the expired Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) this week.
International political, military, business and faith leaders participating in the Global Zero initiative summit made the call [...]

US, Russia close to new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) deal

WASHINGTON,  — U.S. President Barack Obama called his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday. The two presidents agreed the negotiations on a successor treaty for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) are nearly complete, the White House said.
The White House made the announcement in a brief statement, saying Obama called Medvedev to thank him for [...]

U.S. inspectors quit Russia missile plant as treaty ends

MOSCOW — US inspectors on Friday ended nearly 20 years of monitoring at Russia’s main missile plant, a spokesman for the US embassy in Moscow said, hours before a key nuclear arms treaty was set to expire.

The 20 US arms inspectors, who monitored Russia’s compliance with the 1991 START treaty, quit their post at the [...]

Russia, U.S. to sign Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)

MINSK – The United States and Russia will sign a deal this year to cut vast Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons but may miss an early December deadline, a Kremlin source told Reuters on Friday.
Diplomats from the two biggest nuclear powers are trying to prepare a new agreement on cutting atomic weapons before the [...]

US, Russia see deal on nuclear missile cuts by year-end

SINGAPORE — The leaders of Russia and the United States said Sunday they were on target to agree by the end of the year the text of a new treaty setting out major cuts in their nuclear weapons arsenals.

U.S. President Barack Obama meets Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during their bilateral meeting in Singapore, November 15, [...]

U.S – Russia nuclear disarmament treaty talks hit snag

MOSCOW — Talks between Moscow and Washington to replace a key nuclear disarmament treaty that expires next month have hit a snag over proposed restrictions on Russian missiles, a newspaper said Thursday.
The dispute threatens to derail high-stakes talks on a successor to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which US President Barack Obama’s administration [...]

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) talks to resume next week

MOSCOW — Negotiations on replacing a key Russian-US nuclear disarmament treaty that expires in a little over a month will resume on November 9, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday.
The ministry said in a statement that “intense work” had been carried out during the last round of talks on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty [...]

Gen. James Jones assures Russia at nuclear talks

MOSCOW — U.S. National Security Adviser James Jones stressed the White House’s desire for friendly relations with Moscow as he met Russian officials on Thursday for nuclear disarmament talks.
Jones, a retired US general, told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that President Barack Obama remained committed to improving ties with Moscow that have been badly strained [...]

Russia and U.S. to resume nuclear reduction talks

MOSCOW — Russia and the United States resume talks Monday in Geneva to thrash out a new agreement on limiting their nuclear arsenals, amid signs they are moving towards an accord.
Negotiators from the former Cold War foes come together for the latest meeting in negotiations aimed at replacing or renewing the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction [...]