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Fallout at Minimum Over Nuke Summit Snubs
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL News(April 13) -- As world leaders gathered in Washington this week for the nuclear security summit, some countries -- notably Iran and North Korea -- were left off the invitation list, either because they're regarded as a nuclear proliferation threat or because they're at odds with Washington. So what did those who weren't asked to attend have to say about this week's events? Sometimes, surprisingly little. North Korea With an estimated nuclear arsenal of about six weapons, North Korea not only wasn't invited to the summit, it was also singled out, along with Iran, in the new U.S. Nuclear ...
Europe's Emotions Are Mixed on Tactical Nukes
By William Boston - AOL NewsBERLIN (April 7) – As President Barack Obama travels to Prague to sign the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, he is soaking up warm praise from world leaders about his drive to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But one often overlooked point could still spark a rift in NATO in coming weeks: the deeply unpopular arsenal of hundreds of U.S. tactical nukes deployed in Europe. Some Europeans have been loudly urging Obama to start his noble nuke-scrapping by removing the some 200 tactical bombs the U.S. warehouses in Belgium, Britain, Germany, Italy, ...
Opinion: Obama's Nuclear Policy -- An Opportunity for Bipartisanship
By not in system - AOL News(April 6) -- In today's polarized political debate -- with congressional Republicans refusing to cooperate on much of anything and their Democratic counterparts not terribly inclined to include them anyway -- finding common ground on any issue has been nearly impossible. But this coming week might highlight one issue that could galvanize long-overdue bipartisanship: nuclear security. On Tuesday, the administration released its Nuclear Posture Review, which charts a new course on the use of nuclear weapons. On Thursday, President Barack Obama travels to Prague, where he'll sign the new ...
Debate: On the Right Nuclear Weapons Track
By not in system - AOL News(March 8) -- President Barack Obama has resumed a vital post-Cold War chore interrupted by his predecessor -- reducing America's nuclear arsenal. The White House reportedly is putting the final touches on its Nuclear Posture Review, which aims to reinforce the world's nonproliferation regime without undercutting deterrence. The new strategy reverses the Strangelovian course pursued by George W. Bush during the heyday of conservative infatuation with unilateralism and pre-emptive strikes. For example, rather than build on the momentum of previous arms-reductions efforts, Bush funded research ...
Debate: Waiting for Obama's Policy on Nukes
By not in system - AOL News(March 8) -- To defense experts, "NPR" stands not for "National Public Radio" but for the "Nuclear Posture Review" -- the reassessment of nuclear weapons policy U.S. presidents customarily undertake upon taking office. NPRs produce guidance used to direct management of the U.S. nuclear weapons infrastructure, Pentagon contingency planning, research and development, and other matters. The Obama administration's NPR may be of defining importance. Why is the Obama NPR particularly important? President Barack Obama wants his administration to be seen as offering something new and different, and ...
What's Sexier: Obama's Smoking or His Nuclear Weapons Policy?
By David Corn - Politics DailyOn Monday, as I walked to the White House for the daily press briefing, I bumped into a Canadian journalist who was heading there as well, and we engaged in a common practice: guessing what topic would dominate the questions for press secretary Robert Gibbs. Health care, I said, explaining that this was still the main narrative of Washington's political theater: Would President Obama resolve to use the reconciliation procedure to push his health care overhaul over the finish line? "Not the new Nuclear Posture Review?" she asked, almost incredulously. I chuckled and politely shook my head. "But ...
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