Medvedev: Washington must ease Russian concern about missile defense to proceed with nuke cutsAMSTERDAM — Russia is ready for deep cuts of strategic nuclear weapons in a new deal with the United States if the U.S. eases Moscow’s concerns about plans for a missile defense system, President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday. Disarmament body breaks 12 years of deadlock by opening way for negotiations on nuclear pactGENEVA — The 65-nation Conference on Disarmament broke a dozen years of deadlock Friday and opened the way to negotiate a new nuclear arms control treaty. |