Pursuing An American - Russian Nuclear Tactical Arms Agreement

NATO Powers Confer On Potential Tactical Nuke Curbs -- Global Security Newswire

The Obama administration is "intensively" pursuing potential tactical nuclear weapons reductions with Russia and conferring on the matter with other NATO member states, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller said on Wednesday (see GSN, April 14).

Upon inking a new strategic nuclear arms control treaty with Russia last year, President Obama said "the United States intends to pursue with Russia additional and broader reductions in our strategic and nonstrategic nuclear weapons, including nondeployed nuclear weapons,” Gottemoeller noted in an address at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

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More News On Attempts To Reach An American - Russian Tactical Arms Agreement

U.S. to seek agreement with Russia on tactical nuclear weapons reduction -- RIA Novosti
U.S., Russia reducing nuclear stockpiles -- UPI
France is biggest obstacle to ridding Europe of tactical nuclear weapons - report -- The Guardian
"Big Challenges" in U.S.-Russian Tactical Nuke Talks, Samore Says -- Global Security Newswire
Time for Plan B -- New York Times editorial