MOSCOW. Sept 9 (Interfax) - The United States calling for non-strategic nuclear weapons to be included in future agreements with Russia is unacceptable, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday.
"With regard to 'all warheads:' we believe that, for all the importance of the warhead topic as such, paramount attention should still be paid to delivery vehicles, i.e. carriers. The position over non-strategic nuclear weapon the way it is being advanced by Americans is unacceptable for us. One should start differently. In fact, the prospects of a talk on this topic are more than vague," Ryabkov said in an interview with Interfax commenting on the recent remarks by Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs Bonnie Jenkins, who said in particular that any future agreement should also cover all nuclear warheads, including non-strategic nuclear weapons.