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However, Song Xiaojun, a Beijing-based military expert, told the Global Times that it's unlikely that the arms treaty between Russia and the US will bring any immediate significant impact on the global nuclear disarmament process. "Nuclear weapons of the US and Russia account for more than 90 percent of the world's nuclear arsenal. Even if they cut their nuclear warheads to fewer than 1,550, they still have an absolute nuclear advantage over other countries," Song said. "Both Moscow and Washington built extremely large nuclear forces over the span of the Cold War, and the two sides are faced with increasing financial pressure to run such big arsenals," Song added, noting that Russia and the US hope to gradually rid themselves of the burden and shift more attention to the development of other high-tech weapons. Agencies contributed to this story |
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