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Note: The following text is a quote: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=53735 Obama, Medvedev Commit to Reduce Nuclear Arms, Reset Relationship By Fred W. Baker III American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 1, 2009 – The leaders of the world’s two largest nuclear superpowers today agreed to start new talks aimed at reducing nuclear arms stockpiles, and to use the platform to “reset” relationships between the United States and Russia. “What I believe we've begun today is a very constructive dialogue that will allow us to work on issues of mutual interest,” President Barack Obama said following his first meeting with Russian President Dmitriy...

President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a preliminary agreement Monday to reduce the world's two largest nuclear stockpiles by as much as a third, to the lowest levels of any U.S.-Russia accord, and counter what Obama called "a sense of drift" in the countries' relations. "We must lead by example, and that's what we are doing here today," Obama declared in Kremlin hall glittering in gold. "We resolve to reset U.S.-Russian relations so that we can cooperate more effectively in areas of common interest." The document signed by the two leaders at a Moscow summit, Obama's first...