President Barack Obama thanks U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar of Indiana, center right, and former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia, center, for their work to help denuclearize countries after the fall of the Soviet Union at National Defense University in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2012. DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo
Obama Seeks Renewal Of Nuclear Arms Control Deal With Russia -- L.A. Times
He offers to renegotiate terms of the Nunn-Lugar program that helped rid the world of more than 7,500 nuclear warheads and related weaponry.
WASHINGTON — Hoping to salvage his arms control legacy, President Obama called Monday for the renewal of a major post-Cold War agreement between the United States and Russia to secure and dismantle nuclear weapons left over from the former Soviet Union.
In an appeal aimed at Moscow, Obama offered to renegotiate terms of the 20-year-old threat-reduction initiative known for its chief sponsors, former Sen. Sam Nunn and outgoing Sen. Richard G. Lugar, and use it as a template for future U.S. cooperation with Russia.
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Obama calls on Russia to update nuclear deal -- AFP
Obama Ready To Work With Moscow To 'Update' Nuclear Deal -- Radio Free Europe
Obama Calls on Russia to Renew Weapons Pact -- New York Times
Obama praises work on nuclear stockpiles but urges vigilance -- AP
My Comment: From what I am reading in Russia .... they have no desire to change the treaty.
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