Obama Arrives in Moscow for Summit

[BlueJessamine]

Source: Washington Post

MOSCOW, July 6 -- President Obama arrived in Moscow today for the start of a three-day summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that aides were hopeful would yield a framework for an agreement to replace an expiring nuclear arms control treaty.

When they met in London in April, the two presidents agreed to start negotiations for a new treaty to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. But those talks have been complicated by disagreements over U.S. missile defense plans and Russian demands for sharper cuts in weapons launchers.

A new treaty is seen as the first, and easiest, step toward Obama's goal of sharply reducing the world's nuclear stockpiles. The Obama administration sees cuts by Russia and United States, which together control more than 90 percent of the world's nuclear arsenal, as crucial to marshalling stronger international opposition to nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea.

Obama also sees the treaty as part of a larger nonproliferation effort that would set a course toward the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons.



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The entire Obama family has arrived in Moscow for the President's summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Video of the Obamas arrival at Washington Post link above.

[madokie]

1. I'm happy to say I like having Barack Obama and family

representing me.

[rocktivity]

2. He could have saved us taxpayers the cost of the trip

by seeing Moscow from Sarah Palin's house.


rocktivity

[Blandocyte]

6. Oh, man, that's a hoot.

[Sukie]

3. I wish them much luck on this trip.

I hope Obama is successful in forming a new arms agreement.

[MoJoWorkin]

4. Which is more important for the planet---talks to reduce nuclear weapons,

or---Michael Jackson is still dead?

I loved Michael's music, but this M J media obsession is beyond ridiculous.The Obama trip is barely mentioned on all the channels this morning; and of course, Palin is right up there after M J.

[SkyDaddy7]

5. I hope they do too!

I hope the US, Russia and Europe can find some common ground to strangle Iran before those nuts get a NUKE! If not, then who knows what Israel might do? If Iran builds a Nuke then Saudi Arabia will build a bomb and many other rich middle east countries will follow suit! I wonder what the world with a bunch of countries who worship death and have nukes will be like? I am afraid that is the future we are headed for.