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ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty," Obama said. "The United States will not develop new nuclear warheads or pursue new military missions or new capabilities for nuclear weapons."He said Washington will now focus on non-nuclear means to ensure its strategic goals.
"It (the Nuclear Posture Review) recognizes that our national security and that of our allies and partners can be increasingly defended by America"s unsurpassed conventional military capabilities and strong missile defenses," Obama said.
This remark may irk Russia, alarmed about U.S. plans to develop its national missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. Russia insists that cuts in nuclear strategic weapons should go along with limitations on anti-missile systems to avoid shifts in the balance of powers.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Washington will be "working with them [Moscow] to try to find common ground around missile defense, which we are committed
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