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Article: Bush, Putin agree to cut nuclear arsenals.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- July 22, 2001
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GENOA, Italy _ President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Sunday to seek dramatic cuts in their nuclear arsenals as they negotiate a broader agreement on Bush's plan for a missile defense system.
In a surprise breakthrough for Bush, Putin said he could accept a U.S. anti-missile shield as long as it is linked to deep cuts in offensive nuclear weapons. Bush has promoted the linkage as a key element in his plan to move beyond Cold War arms control agreements.
"I believe that we'll come up with an accord," Bush told reporters at a joint news conference with Putin at the close of a summit of the world's seven richest nations plus Russia.
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