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The United States and Russia have reached an agreement to cut their nuclear weapons stockpiles, the first such pact in nearly two decades, US Daily Wall Street Journal reported.According to sources, the two sides agreed to lower the ceiling for deployed nuclear weapons from the 2,200 decided on in 1991 to between 1,500 and 1,675.As per the deal, in addition to reducing deployed nukes, both the nations would lower nuclear delivery systems more sharply to between 700 and 800. The breakthrough in the negotiations came two weeks ago when National Security Adviser James Jones and Admiral Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, went to Moscow to overcome stumbling blocks, it said.The officials, however, refused to comment on the reports.
