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| US and Russia agree nuclear deal | US and Russia agree nuclear deal |
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| US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have agreed a new nuclear arms reduction treaty after months of negotiations. | US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have agreed a new nuclear arms reduction treaty after months of negotiations. |
| The final agreement came in a phone call between the two leaders. | The final agreement came in a phone call between the two leaders. |
| The deal replaces the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which expired in December. It will be signed in Prague on 8 April, the White House said. | The deal replaces the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which expired in December. It will be signed in Prague on 8 April, the White House said. |
| Both sides agreed to cut their arsenals last year, but disagreements on verification have held up a deal. | Both sides agreed to cut their arsenals last year, but disagreements on verification have held up a deal. |
| In a speech in Prague last year Mr Obama set out his vision of moving towards a world without nuclear weapons. | In a speech in Prague last year Mr Obama set out his vision of moving towards a world without nuclear weapons. |
| The US is said to have more than 2,000 deployed strategic nuclear weapons, while Russia is believed to have more than 2,500. | The US is said to have more than 2,000 deployed strategic nuclear weapons, while Russia is believed to have more than 2,500. |
| Both sides agreed in July to reduce that number to between 1,500 and 1,675 each. | Both sides agreed in July to reduce that number to between 1,500 and 1,675 each. |
| "This landmark agreement advances the security of both nations, and reaffirms American and Russian leadership on behalf of nuclear security and global non-proliferation," the White House said in a statement. | |
| The agreement - called the Measures to Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms - replaces the Cold War-era Start treaty signed in 1991 and the Moscow Treaty signed in 2002. | |
| It furthers Mr Obama's commitment to "reset" relations with Moscow, the statement added. |