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Barack Obama Nuclear Proliferation

The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons

Queen Noor of Jordan | Posted 09.27.2009 | World

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Queen Noor of Jordan

It was my privilege to witness the UN Security Council Summit unanimously adopt a resolution calling for the elimination of all nuclear weapons.

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Biden Locks Horns With Gates and Clinton Over the Monster That Won't Die

Russ Wellen | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

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Russ Wellen

In a couple of decades, with the momentum that disarmament is building, there may be not be enough nuclear warheads left by then to make it worth anyone's while to replace them.

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The Bomb at 64: Let's Retire It

William Hartung | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

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William Hartung

Presidents from John F. Kennedy to Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan, have called for nuclear disarmament. But no president in the nuclear age has spoken of it as often as Barack Obama.

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North Korea Nuclear Test Raises the Stakes on Nuclear Abolition

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

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Sarah van Gelder

As the world comes to terms with the dangerous possibilities of a nuclear-armed North Korea and Iran, perhaps the obligations of the current nuclear power to work towards abolition will get the attention required for action.

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Obama To Appoint New Official To Fight WMD Terrorism

The Boston Globe | Posted 01.03.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama plans to appoint a new White House official to coordinate efforts to prevent terrorists from obtaining nucle...

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Obama, McCain on National Security and Nuclear Proliferation

Eliza Margarita Bates and Cara Zwerling | Posted 10.18.2008 | Home

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Eliza Margarita Bates and Cara Zwerling

Where do Obama and McCain stand on these issues? To start, McCain, the nominee of what used to called the "small government party," wants to create two entirely new government organizations.

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Nuclear Weapons Obama's Focus In New Ad

Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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In a new ad, Barack Obama touts his foreign policy bipartisanship (but doesn't mention Iraq). "The single most important national security threat tha...

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