At a meeting In Moscow on March 18, Ms Clinton and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov agreed that a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) should be finalised soon. The nations are trying to replace the 1991 START that expired in December.
Mrs Clinton is attending two days of talks in Moscow, including a key meeting on the Middle East on March 19.Russian Foreign Minister Mr Lavrov said at a joint press conference with Ms Clinton that Moscow and Washington were in the final stage of a new START.
The US is said to have more than 2,000 strategic nuclear weapons, while Russia is believed to have nearly 3,000. Both sides have agreed to cut the number of warheads they hold to between 1,500 and 1,675 each.
However, there have been disagreements on verification measures, how to count weapons and launch systems.
Iran is also a major issue, with the US and Russia publicly disagreeing on the planned opening of an Iranian nuclear power station. However, Iran denies pursuing nuclear weapons, saying its programme is for purely peaceful, energy purposes.
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