US defence chief warns on treaty

MOSCOW - The US Defeace Secretary, Mr William Perry en route to Moscow, warned Russia yesterday that a refusal to approve the…

MOSCOW - The US Defeace Secretary, Mr William Perry en route to Moscow, warned Russia yesterday that a refusal to approve the START-2 nuclear weapons treaty would cost Moscow and Washington billions of dollars and would not delay NATO's spread into eastern Europe.

A Russian Defence Ministry official said on Tuesday the treaty would have to be amended before the Duma would ratify it.

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