Topic: Moscow

Russia and US to resume nuclear reduction talks

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 ...
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 State Department said Friday.The talks in Moscow would include senior Russian officials and focus on non-proliferation ...

Clinton to Moscow for arms reduction talks: official

US 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 State Department said Friday.Her three days of talks in Moscow would include senior Russian officials and focus ...

Russia still cool on new U.S. anti-missile scheme

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.Dmitry Rogozin's comments showed Moscow's distrust as it awaits details ...
Russia's foreign minister says Iranian missile tests cause concernRussia 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 Foreign Minister ...

World leaders vow to seek nuclear-free world

The 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 ...

U.S. replaces Bush plan for Europe missile shield

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.In a move that could spur ...

Russia, US improve ties: Lavrov

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. Interaction, compromise, give-and-take is ...

Learning from the Missile Crisis

It was a lovely autumn day 40 years ago this month, a day not unlike September 11, 2001, when Americans realized that the oceans no longer protected us from enemy attack. A view of Havana would feature the humbling of Fidel Castro, ...

Secrets of Communist computing

Cold War paranoia may have brought the world to the brink of destruction, but it sparked an era of invention on both sides of the pond. The Russians understood what worked, but they had only produced a handful of primitive analogue devices. ...