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| US President Barack Obama is planning "dramatic reductions" in the country's nuclear arsenal, says a senior US administration official. | US President Barack Obama is planning "dramatic reductions" in the country's nuclear arsenal, says a senior US administration official. |
| This comes as part of a sweeping policy review designed to prevent the spread of atomic weapons. | This comes as part of a sweeping policy review designed to prevent the spread of atomic weapons. |
| The review "will point to dramatic reductions in the stockpile, while maintaining a strong and reliable deterrent," the official said. | The review "will point to dramatic reductions in the stockpile, while maintaining a strong and reliable deterrent," the official said. |
| He added that it will lead to a greater role for conventional weapons. | He added that it will lead to a greater role for conventional weapons. |
| President Obama is to meet his defence secretary, Robert Gates, later on Monday to discuss the new nuclear strategy. | |
| Officials say thousands of nuclear weapons could be cut, many by retiring weapons that are now kept in storage. | |
| They say the new strategy will be an important step towards Mr Obama's declared aim of reversing the spread of nuclear weapons and seeking a world without them. |