WASHINGTON. Jan 12 (Interfax) - Russia's Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov has stated the need for the two countries to work out a new "security equation" that would involve both nuclear and non-nuclear weapons fit for strategic purposes.
"We are talking about developing a new "security equation" which takes into account advanced weapon systems, emerging technologies and current political realities," Antonov was quoted on the Russian Embassy's Facebook account as saying.
"We suggest that future arms control should not be limited to traditional strategic arms such as ICBMs [intercontinental ballistic missiles], SLBMs [submarine-launched ballistic missiles] and heavy bombers. We deem it necessary to include in the said equation all nuclear and non-nuclear weapons that could accomplish strategic tasks," he said.