Russia military says needs 1,500 warheads
• ReutersRussia must keep at least 1,500 nuclear warheads after talks with
the United States on a new arms treaty, Interfax news agency quoted the
commander of Russia's Strategic Nuclear Forces.
If Moscow's final position reflects Colonel-General Nikolai Solovtsov's view, it would mean Russia is not willing to cut its stockpiles by more than a few hundred strategic warheads - far less than some arms control bodies had hoped.