MSNBC On Nuclear Weapons Reduction Efforts
By Hans M. Kristensen
MSNBC used FAS data on the world nuke arsenals in an interview with Ploughshares Fund president Joe Cirincione about how deteriorating US-Russian relations might affect efforts to reduce nuclear arsenals.
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