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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hague-welcomes-new-nuclear-treaty.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Foreign Secretary William Hague has hailed the signing of a US-Russian nuclear arms control treaty" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-hague-welcomes-new-nuclear-treaty.jpg" alt="Foreign Secretary William Hague has hailed the signing of a US-Russian nuclear arms control treaty"/></a></p>
<p>Britain has welcomed the ratification of a US-Russian nuclear arms control treaty by the American Senate and urged Moscow to follow suit.</p>
<p>Foreign Secretary William Hague said the New Start treaty will &#8220;contribute to increased trust and security for all&#8221; and marked an important step towards the UK&#8217;s long-term goal of a world without nuclear weapons.</p>
<p>Russia&#8217;s parliament has not yet ratified the pact, signed by Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev in April, with politicians in Moscow arguing that they must analyse the Senate&#8217;s conditions for its ratification before making their decision.</p>
<p>Mr Medvedev&#8217;s spokeswoman said the Russian president welcomed Wednesday&#8217;s ratification vote in Washington and hoped both houses of the Russian Parliament would do the same.</p>
<p>The treaty would limit each country to 1,550 strategic nuclear warheads, down from the current 2,200 cap. It would also establish a new monitoring and verification system.</p>
<p>In a statement released by the Foreign Office in London, Mr Hague said: &#8220;I welcome the ratification of the New Start treaty by the US Senate on December 22 2010.</p>
<p>&#8220;The United States and Russia together have 90% of the world&#8217;s nuclear arsenals and this treaty will contribute to increased trust and security for all.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is also an important step towards our long-term goal of a world without nuclear weapons. We now look forward to ratification of the treaty by Russia and its subsequent entry into force.&#8221;</p>
<p>He added: &#8220;The international community must now take advantage of this step to bring fresh momentum to implementation of all commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), specifically the action plans agreed at this year&#8217;s successful NPT review conference.</p>
<p>&#8220;We look forward to working on this with the United States, Russia, and our other partners in the international community.&#8221;</p>
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