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“It’s better to agree than to have a war”

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Published 03 July, 2009, 13:30

The Presidents of Russia and the United States are both determined to strike the new agreement on nuclear disarmament, it just may take some time, believes leading arms control expert, Dr. Roland Timerbaev.

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