Obama Nuclear Weapons

Obama Treaties Face Uphill Battle In Senate

The Boston Globe | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

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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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Queen Noor: "We Are Reaching A Nuclear Tipping Point"

Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 09.23.2009 | World

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As President Obama prepares to push the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution on nuclear non-proliferation on Thursday, Queen Noor of Jordan and a...

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Obama's UN Speech and American Leadership on Nuclear Disarmament

James Lamond | Posted 09.23.2009 | World

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The proliferation of nuclear weapons is one of the most dangerous and frightening of modern challenges. Yet it also one the challenge that through American global leadership and international cooperation can be addressed.

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A Clear Path Forward For the UN on Nuclear Disarmament

Nabil Fahmy | Posted 09.23.2009 | World

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When Obama takes the stage at the UN, he should seize the moment to turn the world's attention to the nuclear proliferation crisis -- not just by highlighting the issue's urgency, but by providing a clear path forward.

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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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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 Obama-Kennedy Nuclear Policy

Ted Sorensen | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

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There are a number of steps facing Obama to reach the Kennedy dream of a nuclear-free world. It is not only a diplomatic, political or military issue. It is indeed, a moral imperative.

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The Bomb at 64: Let's Retire It

William Hartung | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

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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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Obama On Nuclear Weapons: Washington, Moscow Must Take The Lead

AP | Posted 08.10.2009 | World

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L'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama says the United States and Russia must show they're "fulfilling their commitments" to lead global effor...

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Obama Shared Vision Of "Nuclear Free World" In College Magazine

New York Times | WILLIAM J. BROAD and DAVID E. SANGER | Posted 08.05.2009 | Politics

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In the depths of the cold war, in 1983, a senior at Columbia University wrote in a campus newsmagazine, Sundial, about the vision of "a nuclear free w...

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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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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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Ahmadinejad To Obama: Return My Messages (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.27.2009 | World

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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, up for reelection later this year but appearing on ABC's This Week this Sunday, sought to portray Barack Obama a...

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Obama's Nuclear Realism

Christopher Chyba | Posted 05.25.2009 | World

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Nuclear weapons present us with a set of bad choices. Obama's choice -- to take nuclear arms control and nonproliferation seriously -- is the one most likely to lead to a secure future.

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Gingrich: Obama Pursuing A "Fantasy Foreign Policy" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.06.2009 | Politics

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Perennial GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich accused Barack Obama Sunday of having a "fantasy foreign policy" for calling for global summit on n...

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Obama Launches Offensive Against Nuclear Weapons

The Guardian | Ian Traynor and Patrick Wintour in Strasbourg, Ewen Macaskill in Washington | Posted 05.05.2009 | World

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Barack Obama yesterday announced a radical drive aimed at ridding the world of nuclear weapons, as the focus of his European visit switched from finan...

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What a Year It Might Be

Gary Hart | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

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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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Needing Coercive Diplomacy to Deal with Iran

Joshua Gleis | Posted 01.26.2009 | World

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It must be made clear that the use of force is still most definitely on the table. Without the coercive threat of force, diplomacy with Iran will surely fail.

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Friendly Advice

Lord Robin Corbett | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

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The case of Iran and its intransigent mullahs is rarely the focus of McCain and Obama, and voters are being denied the genuine debate and discussion they deserve.

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Obama in Berlin: Walking the Walk

Stefan Sirucek | Posted 08.03.2008 | Politics

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The speech is a brisk, affecting affair. There are big cheers when Obama talks about nuclear disarmament and dealing with climate change, but the crowd's response to "defeating terror" is noticeably muted.

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McCain Surrogate Hoekstra: Obama Presidency Could Mean Nukes In Syria

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

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With Barack Obama in the midst of his Middle East tour, the McCain campaign is making a concerted effort to cast him as a danger to the region. The la...

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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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Obama Nuclear Weapons

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