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  • Nuclear Missile Disarmament Takes Step Forward

    Posted on July 6th, 2009 Political News 1 comment

    Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev met in Russia today to discuss Nuclear Missiles

    Barack Obama and Dmitry MedvedevSo it looks like they might be getting along after all. The United States and Russia have agreed to reduce the number of deployed nuclear warheads to around 1,500 within the next 7 years.

    Wow, how will they possibly cope with only 3,000 ways to kill tens of thousands of people instantly? According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, based in the US, America currently has 2,200 whilst Russia has 2,790 deployed Nukes.

    It is progress I suppose. Russia also granted 4,500 military flights annually over Russia, giving much needed new routs into Afghanistan.

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    1. [...] disarmament. Another huge subtle but equally massive step towards peace. Not only did he agree to reduce the amount of active nuclear warheads in the US, but convinced Russia to do the same after “resetting” their international [...]

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