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In this file photo taken on Wed. June 24, 2020, Russian RS-24 Yars ballistic missiles roll in Red Square during the Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Nazi defeat in Moscow, Russia.

US and Russia extend key nuclear arms reduction treaty

The World's host Marco Werman spoke to Lynn Rusten, vice president of global nuclear policy at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, about the New START treaty's extension and the urgency of follow-up agreements.

US and Russia extend key nuclear arms reduction treaty
US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev signing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty at the White House, on December 8 1987.

Iran, arms control and a lesson from my mother

Iran, arms control and a lesson from my mother

DIY War: Syrian Rebels Constructing Homemade Weapons

DIY War: Syrian Rebels Constructing Homemade Weapons
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Cuba Says Weapons Hidden in Sugar Shipment Were Just Bound for North Korea for Repair

Cuba Says Weapons Hidden in Sugar Shipment Were Just Bound for North Korea for Repair
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Training to Become Cambodia's First Underwater Deminers

Training to Become Cambodia's First Underwater Deminers

Pistorius Murder Charge Stuns South Africans

News that Olympic champion Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder has left residents of South Africa reeling.

Pistorius Murder Charge Stuns South Africans

A Brief History of Guns in South Africa

South Africa passed legislation in the year 2000 to curb gun ownership and has seen a significant decline in gun deaths since then, but gun violence still remains a major problem.

A Brief History of Guns in South Africa

The Global Influence of the NRA

The NRA has been influential in shaping gun policy in the U.S. over the years. And it's reaching out internationally as well. The World's Arun Rath has been looking into the NRA's international interests. He speaks with anchor Marco Werman.

The Global Influence of the NRA
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ATF's 'Fast and Furious' dealt another blow

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' controversial Fast and Furious program took a hit yesterday as Kenneth E. Melson, the acting director of the Phoenix office, stepped down along with the U.S. Attorney in Arizona, Dennis K. Burke.

ATF's 'Fast and Furious' dealt another blow
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US Guns Used By Mexican Drug Gangs

According to a new Congressional report released yesterday, more than 70 percent of the guns detained in Mexico the past two years, originated in the U.S. James Grimaldi, reporter for The Washington Post, has been tracking gun trafficking for years.

US Guns Used By Mexican Drug Gangs

Should Libyan rebels be provided arms?

Anchor Marco Werman talks with Matt Schroeder, director of the Arms Sales Monitoring Project at the Federation of American Scientists, about the complicated issue of arming the rebels in Libya.

Should Libyan rebels be provided arms?

Gun smuggling case in New Mexico

Monica Ortiz Uribe reports on a New Mexico border town that was once attacked by Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. It's in the news now because some local officials were arrested on charges of smuggling guns into Mexico. Which town?

Gun smuggling case in New Mexico

Arizona: 'It's Like the Old Wild West'

Two months have passed since the deadly shooting in Tucson, Ariz., amd many proposals are out there to reform gun laws -- but not all of them are what you might expect. How are Arizona residents reacting to this trend?

Arizona: 'It's Like the Old Wild West'
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Mending military ties with China

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in China today. He is trying to mend badly strained military relations. Host Lisa Mullins speaks with The World's Mary Kay Magistad in Beijing.

Mending military ties with China
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New START for nuclear disarmament

The Senate is Washington has approved a nuclear arms pact with Russia. The treaty requires the US and Russia to cut their nuclear warheads by 30%. The World's Alex Gallafent takes a look back on the evolution of US/Russian diplomacy over nuclear weapons.

New START for nuclear disarmament