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NASA bids farewell to "amazing" relic, the shuttle

NASA bids farewell to

When the United States embarked on its shuttle program decades ago, it set out to build a workhorse vehicle that would make space travel routine and beat the Soviets during the Cold War struggle for dominance in space.

 

Obama signs New START treaty documents

Obama signs New START treaty documents

President Barack Obama signed documents on Wednesday ratifying the New START nuclear arms treaty with Russia, an important component of the administration's "restart" of its relationship with Moscow.

 

Russian parliament tentatively approves arms pact

Russian parliament tentatively approves arms pact

Russia's lower house of parliament has given a preliminary approval to a U.S.-Russian arms treaty....

 

Alleged Russian agent confesses, officials say

Alleged Russian agent confesses, officials say

One of the suspects in an alleged Russian spy ring has admitted that he worked for Russia's intelligence service, federal prosecutors say in court documents.

 

Spy suspect 'missing' in Cyprus

One of 11 members of an alleged Russian spy ring has gone missing on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, police say.

 

U.S. Push for New Class of Weapons Alarms Russia

The new weapons system is designed to hurl a conventional warhead of enormous weight at high speed and with pinpoint accuracy, without crossing the nuclear threshold.

 

U.S., Russia sign treaty to reduce nuclear arms

U.S., Russia sign treaty to reduce nuclear arms

Sweeping pact pledges to cut stockpile of deployed, strategic nuclear weapons and commits the old Cold War rivals to new verification procedures.

 

Obama, Medvedev to sign landmark nuclear arms pact

Obama, Medvedev to sign landmark nuclear arms pact

The U.S. and Russian presidents are to sign a pact on Thursday committing the former Cold War foes to unprecedented nuclear arms reductions, cementing a hard-won deal that should put strained ties on firmer footing.

 

Obama Finalizes Arms Control Deal With Russia

Obama Finalizes Arms Control Deal With Russia

A phone call Friday morning with the Russian president confirmed the last outstanding details in the nuclear pact.

 

Clinton calls Russia a 'great power' after Biden's earlier, harsher remarks

Clinton calls Russia a 'great power' after Biden's earlier, harsher remarks

The secretary of State seeks to calm Moscow after Vice President Biden's recent comments that the country is badly damaged economically and its leadership is clinging to the past.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that the Obama administration viewed Russia as a "great power," despite Vice President Joe Biden's observations that the former rival nation was saddled with deepening economic problems and backward-looking leadership.

 

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