US, Russia to eliminate plutonium sufficient for 17,000 bombs
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The United States and Russia have signed an agreement to eliminate a massive amount of nuclear material that could used to fuel about 17,000 atomic weapons.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sealed the deal on Tuesday on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Washington. Under the pact, the two countries have committed themselves to dispose of 68 metric tons of excess weapons-grade plutonium beginning in 2018. (AP)
