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Citing government officials did not identify, the newspaper said, in recent months Obama has secured a deal with the military that nuclear power can be reduced to about one-third of the current number.
In his speech, Obama did not mention the exact amount of reduction possible, but White House officials were looking at, that number is up to 1,000.
Currently, the United States has about 1,700 nuclear weapons, and a new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia - New START - the Senate in late 2009 agreed to a limit of about 1,550 calls in 2018.
But Obama "believes that we can make a fairly radical reductions - and save a lot of money - without compromising America's security in the second period of his reign.
In his speech, Obama did not mention the exact amount of reduction possible, but White House officials were looking at, that number is up to 1,000.
Currently, the United States has about 1,700 nuclear weapons, and a new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia - New START - the Senate in late 2009 agreed to a limit of about 1,550 calls in 2018.
But Obama "believes that we can make a fairly radical reductions - and save a lot of money - without compromising America's security in the second period of his reign.