Obama Nuclear Weapons

Preventing Nuclear Terrorism

Robert Gallucci | Posted 04.05.2012

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Robert Gallucci

Nations with nuclear material -- whether military or civilian -- must secure and eliminate stocks of highly enriched uranium and plutonium. The threat of nuclear terror is not just possible, it is quite plausible; if effective action is not taken, over time, it is probable.

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GOP Attacks Bold Obama Proposal As 'Reckless Lunacy'

AP | DONNA CASSATA and ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.16.2012

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WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans on Wednesday vowed to block the Obama administration from sharply cutting the U.S. nuclear force, calling...

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Obama Administration Weighing Bold Step

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.15.2012

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is weighing options for sharp new cuts to the U.S. nuclear force, including a reduction of up to 80 percen...

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Dan Froomkin

Global Zero Nuclear Summit Aims To Eliminate Nuclear Weapons Worldwide

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 12.11.2011

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Nuclear weapons were once the ultimate symbol of super power. But in this era of terrorism and nuclear proliferation, they have come to signify exactl...

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PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama's Mixed Results On Nukes

AP | DESMOND BUTLER | Posted 06.05.2011

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WASHINGTON — On April 5, 2009, America's new president stood at the gates of Prague castle in front of 20,000 Czechs waving flags and offered wh...

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Safeguarding Nuclear Security in the Shadow of Middle East Revolutions

Jonathan Pearl | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Pearl

Nuclear nonproliferation goals must be placed above short-term financial and political preferences. The uncertainties of revolution and the dangers of proliferation demand nothing less.

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Amanda Terkel

Mitch McConnell Announces He Will Oppose New START Treaty

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will oppose the new START Treaty, a bilateral arms reduction treaty between the United States and...

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Burma's Secret Nuclear Facilities REVEALED In WikiLeaks

Posted 05.25.2011

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New cables from WikiLeaks offer details that suggest rumors of a covert nuclear program in Burma are true. The Guardian is reporting that the cables...

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Democrats, Republicans Prepare For Lame Duck Session Of Congress

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Seven weeks ahead of the GOP House takeover, hobbled Democrats and invigorated Republicans return Monday to a testy tax dispute and...

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Deepak Chopra Gathers Experts To Discuss The Path To A Nuclear-Free World (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 11.17.2011

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Deepak Chopra discussed the threat of nuclear weapons and the road to disarmament with a few high-profile guests Monday, during a special edition of h...

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Picture Obama Authorizing a Nuclear Attack

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Russ Wellen

The pressure Kennedy faced from the military to use nuclear weapons was much stronger than that which Obama has faced about remaining in Afghanistan or dialing down our nuclear-industrial complex.

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If Any Treaty Should Be Ratified, This Is the One

Sen. Dianne Feinstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein

By any measure, the new START agreement is a good treaty that should be promptly ratified. So it's disheartening to hear some in the Senate suggest they may hold it hostage to additional, unnecessary conditions.

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Obama Nuclear Weapons and the Future of the Planet

Helen Caldicott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Helen Caldicott

Once initiated, it would take one hour to trigger a swift, sudden end to life on this planet. The clock on global warming is ticking louder and louder. Nuclear war and nuclear winter would be a strange way to stop it.

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Scorecard for the Nuclear Summit

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amitai Etzioni

This week's summit is shifting the focus from strategic weapons left over from the days of the Cold War to where it belongs: to terrorists getting their hands on nukes or the materials from which they can be made.

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Sam Stein

Lieberman: Obama Won't Get Nukes Treaty Without Major Changes

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) predicted on Sunday that President Obama would not get the votes needed to pass his nuclear arms reduction treaty w...

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North Korea Denounces Obama Nuclear Strategy

AP | SANGWON YOON | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea denounced President Barack Obama's new nuclear stance as "hostile" and vowed to continue expanding its atomic a...

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Dan Froomkin

Obama's New Nuclear Plan Leaves Missiles On Hair Triggers

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama's new Nuclear Posture Review is being hailed as a commonsense acknowledgment that in the modern age, nuclear proliferation and nuclear...

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Does Obama's Nuclear Deal Reduce the Risk of Nuclear War?

Bennett Ramberg, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bennett Ramberg, Ph.D.

We can applaud the new nuclear arms control agreement as a step toward nuclear sanity. But it remains only a modest step to get us out of the nuclear woods.

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Sam Stein

Giuliani's Obama-Nuke Critique Defies And Ignores Reagan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been arguably the most frank and vocal critic of President Barack Obama's proposal to vastly limit and ul...

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Obama Limits Use Of Nuclear Weapons, Renounces Development Of New Ones

AP | ROBERT BURNS and ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Rewriting America's nuclear strategy, the White House on Tuesday announced a fundamental shift that calls the spread of atomic weap...

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Ryan Grim

Unlike Health Care, When It Comes To Nukes Cost Is No Object

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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The lead story in Saturday's Washington Post, about the nuclear weapons decisions facing President Obama, runs longer than 1,300 words, but five a rea...

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Nuclear Posture Review: Obama Rethinking U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy

New York Times | DAVID E. SANGER and THOM SHANKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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As President Obama begins making final decisions on a broad new nuclear strategy for the United States, senior aides say he will permanently reduce Am...

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President Obama Goes Nuclear in Snowmagadden

Connie Lawn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Connie Lawn

Nuclear development remains an emotional and controversial issue. Obama's proposals come at a time many countries are criticizing Iran and North Korea for nuclear enrichment programs.

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How Did an Idealistic President Become a Champion of Nuclear Power and By Default, Weapons Proliferation?

Helen Caldicott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Helen Caldicott

The never-ending persistence of the nuclear warriors who inhabit the Pentagon and nuclear weapons labs have prevailed yet again to influence this idealistic young president on whom many of us had placed our hopes.

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Obama Treaties Face Uphill Battle In Senate

The Boston Globe | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama's vision of global cooperation - symbolized by his surprise Nobel Peace Prize - is in for a crucial test in the months ahead when he b...

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