Obama to host nuclear security summit in April
Washington (IANS)
Washington (IANS)
US President Barack Obama will host an international nuclear security summit here April 12-13, the White House said.
“On April 12 and 13, the president will host a nuclear security summit at the Washington Convention Centre,” Xinhua reported quoting White House spokesman Robert Gibbs as saying Friday.
“The purpose of the summit is to discuss steps we can collectively take to secure vulnerable nuclear materials and prevent acts of nuclear terrorism,” he added.
This confirmation of the highlighted event came after the US and Russia resumed their talks earlier this month in Geneva on a nuclear arms reduction treaty as a successor to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) that expired Dec 5, 2009.
Obama has embraced the vision of a world without nuclear weapons. Talking about nuclear weapons, he called them “perhaps the greatest danger to the American people” in his first State of the Union address last month.
“On April 12 and 13, the president will host a nuclear security summit at the Washington Convention Centre,” Xinhua reported quoting White House spokesman Robert Gibbs as saying Friday.
“The purpose of the summit is to discuss steps we can collectively take to secure vulnerable nuclear materials and prevent acts of nuclear terrorism,” he added.
This confirmation of the highlighted event came after the US and Russia resumed their talks earlier this month in Geneva on a nuclear arms reduction treaty as a successor to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) that expired Dec 5, 2009.
Obama has embraced the vision of a world without nuclear weapons. Talking about nuclear weapons, he called them “perhaps the greatest danger to the American people” in his first State of the Union address last month.
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Obama’s Prague Speech: Nuclear Disarmament and a New International Order
Obama’s speech in Prague is among the most important events of this year. Global nuclear disarmament will not be easy, particularly in the Middle East. It’s hard to imagine India, Pakistan and chief amongst them Israel, give up their nuclear arms, but it’s worth trying.
Iranians also should understand that this is the best path to achieve nuclear energy and make sure neighbors would not go after nuclear arsenal.
Obama's speech in Prague: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKSn1SXjj2s
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