China, Russia Propose New Instrument on Security of Outer Space
The delegations of China and the Russian Federation submitted a draft Legal Agreement on the Prevention of the Deployment of Weapons in Outer Space to the Conference on Disarmament Thursday in Geneva.
US Buries ABM Treaty, Bush Praises Missile Defense
The United States formally withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty on Thursday and President Bush called for an aggressive push to build missile defenses against "terrorists" and "rogue" states who could work together to try to destroy US civilization.
SCO Emphasizes Importance of Nuclear Nonproliferation
The observance of the international nuclear nonproliferation regime is one of the most important factors in safeguarding peace and security in Asia and the whole world, says the Declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which Leaders signed Friday at the second summit of the SCO.
US, Russia Sign Pact on Nuclear
US President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a landmark treaty May 24 to slash their stock of nuclear warheads by two-thirds.
US, Russia to Reduce Nuke Stockpile
US President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin will sign a treaty next week to shrink their nuclear arsenals by two-thirds while allowing the United States to store rather than destroy some Cold War-era warheads.
