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A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Publish date: May 17, 2009
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The new treaty, which is under negotiation to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty (START) is promised to be by the Obama Administration historical in the level of bilateral cuts in Russian and American nuclear arms that it will slash.
A source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told Interfax news agency that it will be “the first substantive discussion” of a new treaty and not “simply an exchange of opinions.”
Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller is on her way to Moscow as head of a US delegation preparing the way for President Obama’s visit in July.
START currently places a limit of 6,000 warheads on each side. It is due to expire in December.
The Russian and American presidents agreed during their first meeting in London in April upon an immediate beginning to new START talks. Experts believe that the future agreement will lead to larger arms reductions.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...