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Americans, Russians favor steep nuclear arms cuts: poll
Washington (AFP) Nov 9, 2007 Despite stormy ties between the United States and Russia, people of the two world powers favor sharply reducing their nuclear arsenals, according to a poll released Friday. Large majorities of Americans and Russians want nuclear weapons taken off high alert levels as well as a rapid reduction of nuclear weapons and ban in the production of weapons-grade nuclear material, the survey held in the two countries showed. It was conducted by US groups WorldPublicOpinion.org and the Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland (CISSM). The goal to eliminate all nuclear weapons under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was endorsed by 73 percent of Americans and 63 percent of Russians, according to the September poll covering 1,247 Americans and 1,601 Russians nationwide. Seventy-nine percent of Americans and 66 percent of Russians want their governments to do more to pursue this objective. "In contrast to the growing tension between their governments, publics in the US and Russia show enthusiasm for dramatic cooperative steps to reduce the nuclear threat," said Steven Kull, director of WorldPublicOpinion.org. John Steinbruner, CISSM director, said, "current US security policies do not reflect underlying public opinion." US-Russia ties have soured on various issues, including the Iranian nuclear program and Washington's plan to build missile defense shield in Europe. The survey also showed 88 percent of Americans and 65 percent of Russians endorsing the US-Russian Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) to reduce the number of active nuclear weapons in each arsenal to about 2,000 weapons by the end of 2012. In fact, most Americans (71 percent) and Russians (55 percent) favor reaching this level even sooner. Ninety-two percent of Americans and 65 percent of Russians believe that an international body, such as the United Nations, would need to monitor and verify compliance with such deep reductions. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
France is top intelligence provider on Iran: US lawmaker
Washington (AFP) Nov 8, 2007France is one of the top intelligence sources on Iran for the United States, Democrat Ellen Tausche, chairman of the House of Representatives subcommittee on strategic forces, told a press conference Thursday. |
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