U.S. inclined to cut number of nuclear weaponsJuly 3, 2012 - 11:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Officials say the Obama administration is moving toward decisions that would further cut the number of U.S. nuclear weapons, possibly to between 1 000 and 1 100, the Associated Press reported. The possible reductions reflect new thinking on the role of nuclear weapons in an age of terror. President Barack Obama has said he believes the U.S. has more nuclear weapons than it needs. Cutting their numbers could save billions of dollars. The White House has not announced any plan for reducing the number of nuclear weapons, beyond commitments made in the recently completed New Start treaty with Russia, which obliges both countries to reduce their number of deployed long-range nuclear warheads to no more than 1 550 by 2018. As of March 1, Russia had dropped its total to 1 492 and the U.S. stood at 1 737. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |