Russia signals nuclear arms cuts will not come easy

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russia voiced concern on Wednesday about U.S. missile defences and high-precision conventional weapons, signalling that nuclear arms cuts proposed by President Barack Obama are likely to face formidable obstacles.

In a speech in Berlin, Obama said he wanted to reduce the strategic nuclear weapons the United States deploys by a third and would seek to negotiate cuts with Russia. The former Cold War foes possess the vast majority of the world's nuclear weapons.