1.   The pair skipped over tedious treaty negotiations to take nuclear arsenals off hair trigger alert and slash nuclear arsenals deeper than negotiated cuts.

2.   Both spoke of slashing their arsenals of long-range warheads to about one-third the current size.

3.   Britain to slash nuclear arsenal.

4.   Both men pledged during the day to slash long-range arsenals by two-thirds.

5.   Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to slash their arsenals of nuclear warheads by about two-thirds.

6.   The pact not only slashed weapons arsenals, but also set up a system of internationally supervised inspections to ensure that the agreement is carried out.

7.   The United States and Russia fell short Friday of wrapping up an agreement to slash their arsenals of long-range nuclear weapons.

8.   Further, the Russian negotiators continue to directly link the discussions over missile defense with a direct Washington commitment to slash its arsenal.

9.   The treaty would slash nuclear arsenals to roughly a third of Cold War levels.