"Both the United States and Russia have moved beyond the treaty on further reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms with the recent signing of the Moscow Treaty, " the spokesman said.
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The Moscow Treaty is a " substantial practical expression of the new relations of strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and the United States, " the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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Powell pointed to the 2002 Moscow Treaty on reducing nuclear arsenals and other positive examples of U . S .-Russian cooperation, which he said had made progress over the past three years.
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The U . S . leadership, for its part, points to last year's Moscow treaty sharply reducing U . S . and Russian strategic missiles by 2012, as a good-faith step toward disarmament.
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The Moscow Treaty, hailed by President George W . Bush's administration as symbolizing a new era of friendship and cooperation with Russia, would take missile levels to the lowest point in 50 years.
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One potentially helpful step was taken Monday, when a senior Russian lawmaker said the parliament's international affairs committee would recommend a vote on ratifying the Moscow Treaty on Thursday, Russian news agencies reported.
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The U . S . Senate approved the accord, formally called the Moscow Treaty, in March, but the Duma postponed the vote amid criticism of the U . S . war in Iraq.
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The Moscow Treaty was different from START in that it limited operationally deployed warheads, whereas START I limited warheads through declared attribution to their means of delivery ( ICBMs, SLBMs, and Heavy Bombers ).
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The Moscow Treaty, hailed by President George W . Bush's administration as symbolic of a new era of friendship and cooperation with Russia, would take missile levels to the lowest point in 50 years.
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Bush signed what is known as the Moscow Treaty with Russia, which calls for reductions in the U . S . arsenal of more than 10, 000 warheads to only about 2, 000 in 2012.
