U.S. grasp of Russia nukes may weaken, official warns

2010-09-03T14:31:33Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American knowledge of Russia's nuclear capabilities will dwindle if a new nuclear arms treaty with Moscow is not ratified, the chief U.S. negotiator argued as a Senate panel on Friday scheduled a vote on the document.

The new

Iran starts loading fuel into first nuclear plant

2010-08-20T23:15:18Z

Iran said on Saturday it has started loading fuel into its Russian-built first nuclear power plant, in the face of stiff opposition from world powers to its controversial atomic programme.

After more than three decades of delay, engineers finally began loading the Russia-supplied fuel into the plant in the southern port of Bushehr, in the presence of

Iran to fire up first nuclear plant after delays

2010-08-20T22:15:16Z

Iran on Saturday begins transferring fuel into its Russian-built first nuclear plant, as it remains defiant about sanctions imposed by world powers over its controversial atomic programme.

After decades of delay, engineers will finally transfer the Russia-supplied fuel into the plant in the southern port city of Bushehr, in the presence of NATO states marched through Red Square for the first time Sunday as Russia marked victory in World War II with its biggest military parade since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

In a moment of huge symbolism, soldiers from Brita...

Obama heads to Prague to sign arms deal

2010-04-07T17:00:14Z

US and Russia to sign biggest arms deal in two decades, begin to repair soured relations

President Barack Obama is taking the first major step in his push toward a nuclear-free world, returning to Prague to sign the kind of arms-reduction treaty with Russia unseen for nearly two decades.

The deal goes beyond modest a...

Analysis: Nuclear treaty and Obama's `new start'

2010-06-26T03:24:56Z

Analysis: New arms deal is 'new start' in Obama's bid for better ties with Moscow

The name, perhaps more than the content, of a new U.S.-Russian arms treaty — dubbed the "New START" — conveys President Barack Obama's message about the direction of superpower relations.

For the president, it marks not only his biggest foreign policy accompli...

Obama, Medvedev seal deal on nuclear arms pact

2010-03-27T13:15:12Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sealed a landmark arms-control treaty on Friday to slash their countries' nuclear arsenals by a third and will sign it on April 8 in Prague.

After months of deadlock and dela...

US, Russia agree landmark nuclear arms treaty

2010-10-13T14:26:57Z

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have finalized a historic new deal to cut long-range nuclear arms, agreeing to slash the number of deployed warheads by a third.

After months of intense negotiations, the pair sealed what Obama called "the most comprehensive arms control agreement in nearly two decades," as they hailed improved ti...

Former Cold War foes US, Russia to slash nukes

2010-10-13T14:29:56Z

US, Russia agree to cut nuclear arsenals in major treaty, call it step ridding world of nukes

The U.S. and Russia sealed the first major nuclear weapons treaty in nearly two decades Friday, agreeing to slash the former Cold War rivals' warhead arsenals by nearly one-third and talking hopefully of eventually ridding a fearful world of nuclear arms altogether.

Presi...

Obama, Medvedev finalize landmark nuclear arms treaty

2010-10-13T14:26:56Z

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev finalized a historic new deal to cut long-range nuclear arms, slashing the number of deployed warheads by a third.

After months of intense negotiations, the pair sealed what Obama called "the most comprehensive arms control agreement in nearly two decades," as they hailed improved ties that hit a ...

Obama, Medvedev finalize nuclear arms treaty

2010-10-13T14:26:51Z

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Friday finalized a historic new deal to cut long-range nuclear arms, slashing the number of deployed warheads by a third.

In simultaneous announcements in Washington and Moscow, Obama and M...

Officials say US and Russia to seal arms deal

2010-03-26T06:30:13Z

Russian, US presidents to finalize arms treaty, set date for signing

President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are within hours of an agreement on the final details of a historic new treaty that would drastically slash the nations' nuclear arsenals, U.S. and Russian offici...

Treaty to cut US-Russia nukes; signing in 2 weeks

2010-10-13T14:26:55Z

Agreement to cut US, Russia nuclear arsenals; signing expected in 2 weeks by Obama, Medvedev

The U.S. and Russia will drastically reduce their nuclear arsenals under a historic treaty to be signed next month.

After long and trying negotiations, President Barack Obama and

US-Russian deal on nukes nearly completed

2010-10-13T14:26:49Z

US-Russian deal on nukes could build momentum, trust on other key nuclear issues

Nearly a year after President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered negotiators to work on a new treaty to reduce their nuclear arsenals, the two countries say they are finally close to completing a deal.

A deal — a small but import...

Russia-US nuclear treaty ready soon: Kremlin

2010-10-13T14:26:39Z

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have agreed that Washington and Moscow are close to reaching agreement on a new nuclear disarmament treaty, the Kremlin said.

US and Russi...

Russia-US nuclear treaty ready soon: Medvedev, Obama

2010-10-13T14:26:39Z

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev believe Washington and Moscow are close to reaching agreement on a new nuclear disarmament treaty, the Kremlin said Saturday.

US and Russi...

Russian START negotiators going home but to return

2010-10-13T14:20:34Z

GENEVA (Reuters) - Russian arms control officials are leaving Geneva at the weekend for Moscow but negotiations with the United States on a START successor treaty are expected to resume in coming weeks, an official told Reuters on Friday.

The pau...

Medvedev calls for 'responsible behaviour' from Iran

2010-10-13T14:19:00Z

Iran must act responsibly and transparently to end the standoff over its nuclear programme, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday, in a fresh sign of Moscow's growing impatience with Tehran.

"I think the way out of this situation is responsible behaviour by Iran itself," Medvedev said ...

Russia warns West against "crippling" Iran sanctions

2010-10-13T14:17:49Z

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior Russian diplomat warned the West on Wednesday against trying to paralyze Iran by targeting the Islamic Republic's energy and banking sectors with crippling sanctions.

Russia has in recent weeks signaled growing frustration with Iran over its nuclear program, thoug...

Russia urges Iran to be more cooperative with IAEA

2010-10-13T14:16:29Z

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday Iran must cooperate more actively with the U.N. nuclear agency to convince t...

Russia says missile shield delaying nuclear deal

2010-04-16T07:09:46Z

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top general said on Tuesday that differences with the United States over plans for a missile defense shield were holding up a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the two Cold War foes, US, Russia could sign new nuclear arms control treaty by end of March, Russian official says

The first major U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control treaty in nearly two decades should be ready for signing by the end of March, a senior Russian legislator said Wednesday.

President Barack Obama's top arms control official, Reuters) - American and Russian nuclear arms control negotiators resumed talks on Monday in a final push to conclude an overdue treaty on cutting strategic weapons, a U.S. spokesman said.

"We hope that the remaining negotiations can be concluded quickly but will not make any predictions about when we will finish," said Michael Parmly, spokesman at th...

Russia to work on new nuclear missiles: Medvedev

2010-10-13T14:17:05Z

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will work on a new generation of atomic weapons to strengthen its nuclear deterrent, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday, just hours after Moscow test-fired one of its most feared missiles.

Medvedev said that Russia and the Russian president optimistic on reaching new nuclear arms control deal with US

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that nuclear arms control talks with the United States required some give-and-take on both sides and voiced optimism that a deal would be reached soon.

The agreement succeeding the 1991 US says talks on new nuclear arms treaty with Russia to drag into 2010

The United States and Russia have failed to clinch a new nuclear arms control treaty this year, denying the White House a quick boost in its efforts to demonstrate improved relations with Mosco...

Obama: US, Russia 'quite close' on new arms treaty

2010-04-16T08:17:52Z

Obama says US, Russia 'quite close' on replacement for expired nuclear arms control treaty

U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev struck an optimistic tone even as they conceded that they were unlikely to sign a dea...

Russia, U.S. close to nuclear pact: report

2010-04-16T08:18:44Z

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are very close to resolving all remaining questions on a new treaty to slash vast Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons, the Russian Fo...

No US-Russia nuclear deal this year: report

2010-04-16T08:20:12Z

Russia and the US will be unable to draw up a landmark nuclear arms reduction pact this year, an "informed source" in Moscow told the Interfax news agency Thursday.

"The number of details that need to be agreed is such that it's physically impossible t...

Russia will consider sanctions on Iran: diplomat

2010-04-16T08:46:12Z

Russia will not block new sanctions against Iran if the international community agrees on such a response to Tehran's new enrichment plans, a Russian diplomatic source said on Tuesday.

"We do not plan to remain in isolation, if there is a consensus on sanctions. We will not remain to one side," the diplomat told reporters in Russia and the United States resume talks Monday in Geneva to thrash out a new agreement on limiting their nuclear arsenals, amid signs they are moving towards an accord.

Negotiators from the former Cold War foes come together for the latest meeting in negotiations aimed at replacing or renewing the 1991

Clinton to Moscow this month for arms reduction talks: official

2010-04-16T10:01:28Z

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to hold talks on the economy and counter-terror efforts in London, Dublin, Belfast and Moscow from October 9-15, the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will hold talks on the economy and counterterror efforts in London, Dublin, Belfast and Moscow from October 9-15, the MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia remains suspicious about Washington's new anti-missile plans and fears its strategic nuclear weapons could still be threatened by the reconfigured scheme, the country's envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.

Russian FM: Iranian missile tests cause concern

2010-04-16T10:06:13Z

Reports: Russia's foreign minister says Iranian missile tests cause concern

Russia voiced concern Monday about the latest Iranian missile tests and urged Tehran to fully cooperate with a U.N. nuclear watchdog and answer questions about its secret nuclear facility, news reports said.

Russia's UN Security Council vowed at an unprecedented summit hosted by US President Barack Obama to work to stop the spread of atomic weapons and rid the planet of all nuclear arms.

The 15-member body unanimously adopted a resolution committing UN member states to endeavor to co...

U.S. replaces Bush plan for Europe missile shield

2010-10-13T14:18:48Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday scrapped a Bush-era missile defense plan for Europe that Russia had bitterly opposed and offered what he said would be faster, more flexible defense systems to protect against Iran.

Russia, US improve ties: Lavrov

2010-04-16T10:26:48Z

Moscow and Washington can see a marked improvement in mutual ties as past mistrust is swept aside, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an article published Tuesday, pledging renewed efforts for a new nuclear arms reduction deal.

"The key to new ties between our countries is reconstruction of trust undermined i...

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2010-10-26T20:38:03Z

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2010-10-25T04:29:38Z

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2010-10-22T07:41:52Z

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Russia, US agree nuclear arms cuts in Obama visit

2010-10-13T14:20:29Z

Russian and US leaders Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama announced agreements on Afghanistan and cutting their nuclear arsenals as they sought a new era in battered relations.

The ex-Cold War foes issued a declaration on replacing a key disarmament treaty -- including figures for major cuts in nuclear warheads --...

No Russia-U.S. arms deal yet: sources

2010-10-13T14:20:44Z

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. and Russian negotiators have still not reached agreement on cutting stocks of their deadliest nuclear weapons ahead of President Barack Obama's first visit to Moscow on Monday, sources close to the talks said.

Obama and his Russian counterpart MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hopes are rising on both sides that President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow next week will produce a breakthrough in talks on cutting U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons and on helping Washington in

US, Russia drive for summit in nuclear arms reduction talks

2010-04-16T11:39:10Z

Russian and US negotiators wrapped up talks in on confidence-building cuts in their nuclear arsenals, a diplomat said Wednesday, in a final drive to lay the foundations for a summit next month.

The third formal round of negotiations on replacing the Cold War era Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in Geneva "has en...

Russia, US resume landmark nuclear talks

2010-04-16T11:40:40Z

US and Russian negotiators met in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss new cuts in nuclear weapons arsenals, their last scheduled round of talks before a summit between their presidents next month.

The third round of talks on replacing the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) was due to last two days.

"The negoti...

No nuclear warhead cuts below 1,500: Russian military

2010-04-16T11:52:46Z

A top Russian general said on Wednesday that a new nuclear disarmament treaty being negotiated by Moscow and Washington should not cut warheads further than 1,500 on either side, news agencies reported.

"Our position is that we must not go below 1,500 warheads," General Nikolai Solovtsov, the head of Russian general says new US-Russian arms pact not to go below 1,500 nuclear warheads each

A top Russian general said Wednesday that a new U.S.-Russian arms control deal mustn't cut the number of nuclear warheads below 1,500 each, news reports said.

Col.-Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov, the chief of the military's Strategic Missile Forces, said in remarks carried by Russian news agencies that it will be...

U.S. sees further progress with Russia on START

2010-10-13T14:21:16Z

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States expects to make further progress with Russia in talks aimed at cutting nuclear weapons stockpiles before a July summit between their two presidents, a top U.S. arms control official said on Thursday.

"We had very productive talks and we expect that productive trajectory to continu...

US, Russia begin high-stakes nuclear arms talks

2010-06-25T22:19:21Z

The United States and Russia began the first round of talks aimed at replacing a landmark Cold War-era nuclear disarmament treaty that expires in December.

The on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) are a central part of US President Barack Obama's desire to "reset" strained ties w...

Major powers reaffirm backing for nuclear non-proliferation pact

2010-04-16T12:18:16Z

The five major UN powers on Friday pledged renewed support for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and hailed progress made in preparatory talks for a treaty review conference in 2010.

The UN Security Council's five veto-wielding permanent members reiterated in a statement their "enduring and unequivocal commitment to work towar...

George Koval: Atomic Spy Unmasked

2010-10-26T20:37:12Z

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First round of US-Russia arms treaty talks in May

2010-06-25T23:21:40Z

Russian and US officials will meet in Moscow next month for the first round of negotiations to replace a Cold War-era nuclear arms control treaty, the Russian foreign ministry said Monday.

The two sides "agreed to organise the first round of negotiations of the two full delegations between May 18 and May 20," the ministry said in a statement.

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Ambitious Obama seeks nuclear-free world

2010-04-16T15:44:47Z

US President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to lead a quest for a world purged of nuclear weapons, denouncing "fatalism" over proliferation and calling for North Korea to be punished for its rocket launch.

Warning the prospect of a nuclear-armed terrorist was the "most immediate and extreme threat to global security," Obama unveiled a plan to cut stockpiles, curtail testing, c...

Russia: US, NATO actions mean new arms are needed

2010-10-13T14:25:18Z

Russia looks to upgrade nuclear arsenal, army & navy; Signals tough talks ahead with US

Russia's defense minister on Tuesday accused the United States of beefing up its military presence near Russian borders and poaching for mineral wealth there, signaling that Moscow could take a tough position in upcoming talks...

Iran 'one or two years' from nuclear weapon: Russian expert

2010-04-16T16:06:12Z

Iran could produce an atomic weapon in "one or two years," a Russian strategic arms control expert said Thursday, calling a nuclear-armed Tehran a "significant threat."

"One can speak of one or two years," Vladimir Dvorkin, a retired general and veteran participant in US-Soviet disarmament talks in the 1970s and 1980s, told reporters wh...

Nuclear arms top agenda as Munich conference opens

2010-04-16T14:45:58Z

Top European, Iranian and Russian officials debated tightening controls on nuclear weapons, as world decision-makers kicked off Friday a major security conference in Munich.

Both Washington and Moscow sent signals ahead of the annual conference that they were interested in quickly renegotiating START, a landmark Cold War-era nuclear disarmament pact that expires in December.

New Russian sea-based missile fails again in test: report

2010-04-16T13:43:51Z

A test-firing of a new Russian sea-based missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads ended in failure Tuesday when the weapon disintegrated after launch, the Interfax news agency reported.

"After its firing from the submarine Dmitry Donskoy, the Bulava missile self-liquidated and exploded in the air," a military source told th...

US arms control official to hold talks in Moscow

2010-04-16T13:52:17Z

US arms control official to hold talks in Moscow on missile defense, nuclear weapons accord

The State Department said Friday it is sending its chief arms control official to Moscow to resume talks on U.S. plans to expand its missile defense system and on prospects for an agreement to a nuclear arms reduction deal that is due to expire next De...

New talks on Iran's nuclear defiance

2010-04-16T14:54:08Z

The six powers leading negotiations over Iran's suspect nuclear program met here Friday to hammer out new sanctions against Tehran, complicated by tensions between Moscow and the West.

Political directors from the foreign ministries of the United States, Russia Says It Won't Deliver Fuel to Iranian Reactor Without More Openness

Russia is increasing pressure on Iran to be more open about its nuclear program, threatening to indefinitely withhold fuel for a Russian-built reactor unless Tehran lifts secrecy shrouding past nuclear activities, diplomats said Tuesday.

Russia warned in Marc...

Russian FM denies knowledge of nuclear deal with Iran

2010-10-14T07:48:05Z

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Russia still expecting Iran Thursday for nuclear talks: minister

2010-10-14T06:30:02Z

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Russia Schwarzenegger

2011-01-04T09:32:15Z

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 file photo, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, invites then California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for a ride in his vintage car, a Soviet built Chaika luxury car, during their meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Russia. The Russian president and the Terminator are tweeting, and m...

Russia Plane Explodes

2011-01-01T08:01:14Z

FILE- In this Aug. 29, 1996 file photo a Vnukovo Airlines Tu-154 comes in to land at Vnukovo airport in Moscow, Russia. A Russian passenger jet, Tu-154, similar to the plane pictured here, carrying 128 people caught fire while taxiing for takeoff at the Western Siberian oil town of Surgut a...

Russia Protest Rally

2010-12-31T10:30:27Z

Riot police officers cordon off an area during a rally in central Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Opposition groups have been calling rallies on the 31st day of each month to honor the 31st article of the Russian Constitution, which guarantees the right of assembly. Most of the rallies have been banned or dispersed by police as unsanctioned. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Russia Khodorkovsky

2010-12-30T06:00:39Z

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, left, and his co-defendant Platon Lebedev smile from behind bars at a court room in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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2010-12-26T09:01:11Z

A man rides a sleigh in the Kolomenskoe park on the bank of the Moskva River on the outskirts of Moscow on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010. Icy rain shout down Moscow's main airport and covered streets with ice. (AP Photo/ Mikhail Metzel)

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