Marshall Billingsley

Russia says not ready to extend New START treaty

Russia says not ready to extend New START treaty

Russia is not ready to extend the New START treaty with the United States - the last major nuclear arms pact between the two countries - under the conditions set out by Washington, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said. …

U.S. ready to extend New START under certain conditions

U.S. ready to extend New START under certain conditions

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea said that the U.S. is ready to extend the New Strategic Arms Treaty (New START) under certain conditions.  "If we are able to fix the verification problems, …

China says would join nuclear talks if U.S. reduces arsenal

China says would join nuclear talks if U.S. reduces arsenal

China is ready to participate in trilateral arms control negotiations with the United States and Russia, but only if the United States were willing to reduce its nuclear arsenal to China’s level, a senior Chinese diplomat said on …