Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterNegotiator Says U.S., Russia Are Split Over Scope of Arms Treaty Follow-Up but Agree on Goal
Published 12/22/2008 by Walter Pincus at Wash Post Federal Page
The Pentagon's desire to place conventional warheads on submarine-launched and land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, to be able to strike terrorists or other targets anywhere in the world within an hour, has drawn the keen attention of Russian negotiators.
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