McCain seeks U.S., Russia nuclear arms reduction

U.S. Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Senator John McCain gives a thumbs up to supporters before giving a foreign policy speech in Denver, Colorado May 27, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters  Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain called for a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia on Tuesday, staking out a position on nonproliferation somewhat different from the policies of the Bush administration.

    In a speech at the University of Denver, the presumptive Republican nominee said "it is my hope to move as rapidly as possible to a significantly smaller force" of nuclear weapons -- "the lowest possible number" -- though he gave no goals or targets. Full story

U.S. Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Senator John McCain waves to supporters before giving a foreign policy speech in Denver, Colorado May 27, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

U.S. Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Senator John McCain waves to supporters before giving a foreign policy speech in Denver, Colorado May 27, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

U.S. Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Senator John McCain waves to supporters before he gave a foreign policy speech in Denver, Colorado May 27, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>