By Staff Writers
Mar 23, 2015
Russia and the United States are unlikely to achieve a new nuclear arms reduction treaty in the near future, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said Tuesday.
"A new deal on strategic arms reduction between Russia and the United States will be difficult to achieve in the near future, if it is ever achievable," Antonov said.
The deputy defense minister added that Russia's security depends not only on strategic nuclear balance, but also on many other factors, including the development of US missile defense system, current use of sea-launched cruise missiles and other long-range high-accuracy systems.
"Among important issues are the balance of conventional armed forces, placement of numerous military bases with developing military infrastructure close to the Russian territory," Antonov said.
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