Obama in Berlin calls for US-Russia nuclear weapons cuts

[Monster]

US President Barack Obama has called for greater efforts to be made to reduce US and Russian nuclear arsenals.

Speaking at the Brandenburg Gate during a visit to the German capital, Berlin, he said he was confident the US could maintain its security while reducing its nuclear capacity by a third.

He also called for reductions in the number of tactical warheads in Europe.

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( click here for full Obama speech, the untranslated version is the second video on the page )