But Lanza sees his work as more than a challenge, or a call to arms.

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On the most immediate challenge, working out an arms control agreement to replace the START I treaty which expires December 5, the two presidents signed a joint understanding for a follow-on agreement to START that commits both parties to a legally binding treaty that will reduce nuclear weapons.

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Many of the states that would have to enforce a small-arms accord are too weak (partly because of the challenge they face from armed rebels or criminals) to do so.

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