US President Barack Obama on Monday hailed a 20-year partnership with Russia and other former Soviet republics to stem the threat of loose nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons after the end of the Cold War—cooperation the Kremlin has decided to end beginning next year.
Addressing a symposium marking the 20th anniversary of the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, Obama praised the “extraordinary progress” achieved under the pact, which has resulted in the deactivation of 7,600 nuclear warheads.
Obama appealed to Russia to maintain joint efforts to prevent terrorists from getting their hands on nuclear material.
“Nuclear terrorism remains one of the greatest threats to global security,” Obama said. “Let’s work with Russia as an equal partner.”
The Threat Reduction Program was initiated under a 1992 law sponsored by Sen. Richard Lugar from the US state of Indiana and former Sen. Sam Nunn from the state of Georgia.
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