The Russian leader said the purpose of the negotiating process with Iran is to obtain clear guarantees about the transparency of its nuclear program.

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"The agreement verifiably limits, reduces excess Russian and US nuclear stockpiles, and it provides for an updated,streamlined, modern set of verification, monitoring and transparency provisions."

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It includes recommendations on security, verification, transparency, conventional weapons and the legal framework for nuclear disarmament.

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The United Arab Emirates is also building nuclear power reactors, four Korean light water rectors, in full transparency and with full support from the international community.

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The second, on START, for me, all of the Joint Chiefs are very much behind this treaty, because of the transparency, because of the reality that both the United States and Russia are going to have to recapitalize their nuclear arsenals, both the delivery vehicles and the weapons.

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