Gorbachev calls for preventing new arms race

MOSCOW (AP) — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says efforts must be taken to prevent a new arms race.
Gorbachev, 87, told reporters Thursday that Moscow and Washington should focus on mending their rift and improving their relationship, one he described as the most important in the world.
Gorbachev said that “I hope that the arms race could be stopped and we could continue the nuclear disarmament” that he and U.S. President Ronald Reagan initiated. He spoke after attendin