Obama Vows To Pursue Further Nuclear Cuts With Russia -- Reuters
* Obama says U.S. has "more nuclear weapons than we need"
* Will raise arms control issue with Putin in May
* China's Hu "taking North Korea issue very seriously"
* Obama says time is running out for Iran (Adds detail)
SEOUL, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Monday to pursue further nuclear arms cuts with Russia, urged China to follow suit and issued stern warnings to North Korea and Iran in their nuclear standoffs with the West.
Acknowledging the United States has more warheads than necessary, Obama held out the prospect of new reductions in the U.S. arsenal as he sought to rally world leaders for additional concrete steps against the threat of nuclear terrorism.
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