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MOSCOW. (Nikita Petrov, for RIA Novosti)...
in Poland and the Czech Republic. In fact, the U.S. has recently held a successful trial of its new anti-ballistic missile. It has spent $50 billion and plans to allocate another $60 billion on the global ABM system, which, frankly speaking, does not sound like a freeze at all.Moreover, talks on a new Russian-U.S. strategic arms reduction treaty or on the prolongation of the START-I treaty can succeed only if Washington abandons plans for an ABM system in Europe.
There is a direct connection between the two issues. However, Russia is unlikely to accept the U.S. proposal for a dramatic reduction of strategic nuclear weapons if Washington uses its ABM system as an additional shield.
Washington is aware of Moscow's stance, but is it prepared to respect it and to accept its proposals on a new strategic arms reduction treaty? We will know the answer only after Obama and Medvedev meet.
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