Bush and Putin link NMD to disarmament

George Bush and Vladimir Putin have agreed to hold talks on the issue of nuclear arms reduction in the context of the proposed US national missile defence (NMD) system. The announcement of talks linking the two issues on Sunday in Genoa came as a surprise to most observers and went a little way towards restoring the credibility of summit meetings.

George Bush and Vladimir Putin have agreed to hold talks on the issue of nuclear arms reduction in the context of the proposed US national missile defence (NMD) system. The announcement of talks linking the two issues on Sunday in Genoa came as a surprise to most observers and went a little way towards restoring the credibility of summit meetings.