ITAR-TASS: Russia says US tactical nukes must be withdrawn from Europe - FM - 0 views
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Energy Net on 08 Feb 10"US tactical nuclear arms should be withdrawn from Europe, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said on Thursday. "Issues of further nuclear disarmament, including tactical nuclear arms, should not be addressed as such, but only in close relation with other types of weapons, including conventional armed forces in Europe and the ballistic missile defence systems," he said. Russia is adamant that nuclear arms should be deployed only in the territory of the states possessing such weapons. "In this context, withdrawal of American tactical weapons from Europe back to the United States would be welcome. It should be accompanied by complete and irreversible demolition of the entire infrastructures supporting the deployment of such weapons in Europe," he noted. "