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U.S., Russia agree on new nuclear arms limits

Jul. 6, 2009
President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a "joint understanding" Monday committing the United States and Russia to a new, legally binding arms-control treaty, according to a statement released by the White House.
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