US Makes New Proposals to Russia on Missile Defense, Strategic Arms -- Voice Of America
The State Department's top arms control official says the United States has made new proposals to Moscow aimed at easing Russian concern about the planned U.S. missile defense system in central Europe. Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Rood says the Bush administration has also made a new proposal to cut U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.
The comments here came against a background of angry new criticism of the missile-defense plan by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
But Under-Secretary Rood said despite the unwelcome and threatening statements by the Russian leader, the two sides are still talking about arms issues and that Washington in the last two weeks has sent Moscow new proposals on both missile defense and strategic arms reductions.
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My Comment: There will be no forward progress on this issue until the next administration takes power.
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