US, Russian Negotiators Resuming Talks On Treaty Limiting Arsenals -- Canadian Press
WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. arms control official said Wednesday that U.S. negotiators are on their way to Moscow to resume talks with Russia on a successor to a major Cold War treaty limiting nuclear arsenals.
Undersecretary of State for Arms Control Ellen Tauscher told reporters that talks would intensify when both sides meet in Geneva Jan. 25.
Washington and Moscow had hoped to reach an agreement for a successor to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty by the end of last year. But negotiators broke off for vacations after talks snagged on how to monitor the arsenals.
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START Talks to be Addressed at Moscow Meeting -- Global Security Newswire
U.S. Diplomat to Discuss Arms Pact -- Moscow Times
US diplomat arrives in Moscow to discuss bilateral relations -- ITAR Tass
A Nonstarter on Arms Control -- Ariel Cohen, RIA Novosti
My Comment: This is taking much longer than what was predicted a few months ago. Are there obstacles and differences of opinion .... hmmmm .... I would have to say yes.
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