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'A World Without Nuclear Weapons' Might Still Be Possible

Phyllis Bennis | Posted 11.04.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Nuclear Proliferation, World Without Nuclear Weapons, Obama Foreign Policy, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Israel, World News
Phyllis Bennis

Achieving what Obama calls a "world without nuclear weapons" means more than just talking. It also means recognizing -- and implementing -- Washington's own NPT obligations to disarm.

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Eyes on the Real Prize

Gloria Duffy | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Npt, Negotiations, Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Russia, Nobel Peace Prize, Obama, Start, Arms Control, Ctbt, Weapons, Ratification, Partisan Politics, World News
Gloria Duffy

The US is entering a season of key international negotiations, during which two arms control treaties that have been languishing for years will hopefully be completed.

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Is the World Getting Saner? Consider These Rational International Developments

Steven Crandell | Posted 08.11.2009 | World

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Steven Crandell

There is no doubt that the time is right for our President to assert the importance of working through global cooperation to achieve the mutally-desirable goal of planetary survival.

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A Call to President Obama -- Convene Talks Now for a Nuclear Weapons-Free Middle East

Steven Crandell | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Middle East Nuclear Weapons Free Zone, Nuclear Weapons, Middle East, Non-Proliferation Treaty, President Obama, Israel, David Krieger, Obama Cairo Speech, World News
Steven Crandell

I'm asking Obama to begin talks on a Middle East Nuclear Weapons Free Zone, where all countries in the region, including Israel, agree not to manufacture, acquire, test or possess nuclear weapons.

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Friday Talking Points [80] -- Parsing Obama's Cairo Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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Chris Weigant

This is an interesting and refreshing subtext in Obama's entire speech -- he says things are "facts" and not opinions. Considering the lunacy that passes for "political debate" on American television screens -- where there are always two points of view, and every "fact" is subject to spin from one side or another -- it is a breath of fresh air.

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A New President and a New Generation Seek a Nuclear Weapons Free Future

Jim Wallis | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

A new generation of Evangelical Christians launched The Two Futures Project whose mission is "for the abolition of all nuclear weapons."

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Prague '09: Swan Song for Star Wars

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: Star Wars, European Missile Defense, Npt, Missile Defense, Foreign Affairs, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Obama Prague, Obama Administration, Nuclear Proliferation, Prague, Obama Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, World News
Lorelei Kelly

Our nation needs a twelve-step program to recover from a Cold War addiction. Cutting European Missile Defense and helping the communities impacted convert to other security priorities is step one.

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What a Year It Might Be

Gary Hart | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Russia, Russia, Nuclear Weapons, 2008 New Year, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Russia Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Zero, New Year's Commentary, Obama Nuclear Weapons, Cold War, START I Treaty, US-Russian Relations, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, Politics News
Gary Hart

2009 could be the year when America and Russia decide to make dramatic reductions in nuclear weapons and convene an international conference of all nuclear nations to agree to the complete elimination of nuclear weapons from the face of the earth.

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Nuclear Power Brokering: Yes For India, No For Russia

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 10.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Nuclear Energy, Pakistan, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Russia, India, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Power, Green News

The United States has been busy negotiating nuclear power options with other countries, and today the Washington Post reports on two developing situat...

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The Dalai Lama Sends Message to White House

Steven Crandell | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dalai Lama, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Non-Proliferation Treaty, US Leadership for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World, Peace, Appeal to the Next President of the United States, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Proliferation, Politics News
Steven Crandell

If US policy changes, the goal of nuclear weapons abolition becomes possible. Therefore, it makes sense to use education to spur public pressure for such a change in US policy

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Eat Your Heart Out Gandhi

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: India, Cluster Bombs, Defense, Israel, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

In refusing to sign a treaty to ban cluster bombs, our focus and that of the other munitions' manufacturers was not on how deleterious cluster bombs are, but on their monetary value.

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