Russia may quit treaty if US pushes missile defence: Lavrov

MOSCOW, Russia, April 6, 2010 (AFP) - Russia reserves the right to withdraw from a new nuclear disarmament treaty if US missile defence plans upset the current strategic balance, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.

"Russia will have the right to abandon the START treaty if a quantitative and qualitative buildup of the US strategic anti-missile potential begins to significantly affect the efficiency of Russia's strategic nuclear forces," Lavrov told reporters.



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