U.S. - Russia Summit -- News Updates For July 6, 2009 (Evening)

President Barack Obama, left, followed by first lady Michelle Obama as they are accompanied by Russian honor guard members as they lay a wreath at the Russian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Monday, July 6, 2009. President Barack Obama touched down in Moscow on Monday for a full-scale summit and diplomatic meetings.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama, Medvedeve Agree To Pursue Nuclear Reduction -- AP

MOSCOW (AP) — President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev struck a preliminary deal Monday to reduce their nations' stockpiles of nuclear warheads to as few as 1,500 each, pointing their arsenals toward the lowest levels of any U.S.-Russia arms control agreement.

The document signed by the two leaders at a Moscow summit, Obama's first in Russia, is meant as a guide for negotiators as the nations work toward a replacement pact for the START arms control agreement that expires in December. The joint understanding completed by Obama and Medvedev, signed after about three hours of talks at the Kremlin, also commits the new treaty to lower longer-range missiles for delivering nuclear bombs to between 500 and 1,100.

Under current treaties, each country is allowed a maximum of 2,200 warheads and 1,600 launch vehicles.

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US and Russia agree nuclear cuts -- BBC
Obama and Medvedev announce framework for nuclear cuts -- L.A. Times
Obama, Medvedev Agree to Nuke Cuts; No Deal on Missile Defense -- The Danger Room
US, Russia deal would cut nukes to post-cold-war lows -- Christian Science Monitor
US, Russia Focus on Military Issues -- Voice of America
US and Russia agree nuclear disarmament road map -- The Guardian
Russia, U.S. Cooperation on Afghanistan Shows 180 Degree Turn -- FOX News
Economy On Back Burner On Day One Of Obama-Medvedev Summit -- Wall Street Journal
Russia hopes to close 'difficult pages' in US ties -- AFP
Political Wisdom: Why the Russians Don’t Care About Obama -- Wall Street Journal
Russian TV grills Obama on heroes, favorite movie, his nice wife -- L.A. Times