THE United States announced overnight that it had completed the deactivation of its entire force of 50 Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMS), each capable of carrying 10 nuclear warheads.
"This latest step implementing President (George W.) Bush's policy of reducing reliance on nuclear weapons provides fresh evidence of the fulfilment by the United States of its obligations" under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, said US acting Assistant Secretary of State for non-proliferation Stephen Rademaker.Mr Rademaker told a disarmament committee of the UN General Assembly that the deactivation of the Peacekeeper force was completed on September 19.
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