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Obama's Nuclear Summit: Invisible for Conservatives?
By David Corn - Politics DailyOn Monday and Tuesday, President Obama convened a historic gathering in Washington to deal with the most urgent threat facing the globe: nuclear terrorism. Never before have so many world leaders gathered to discuss together how to thwart one of the greatest nightmares imaginable; 47 nations were represented. Though no sweeping treaties or agreements were reached, Obama did succeed on two important fronts. He placed the issue of controlling and securing nuclear material that could be used by terrorists (including al-Qaeda and its allies) at the top of the global to-do list. And he encouraged ...
Obama Opens Nuclear Summit
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (April 12) - President Barack Obama optimistically opened a 47-nation nuclear summit Monday, boosted by Ukraine's announcement that it will give up its weapons-grade uranium. More sobering: The White House counterterror chief warned that al-Qaida is vigorously pursuing ingredients and expertise for a bomb. At the same time, Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao sought agreement on potential sanctions to discourage Iran's efforts to come up with its own nuclear weapon. Ukraine's decision dovetailed with Obama's goal of securing all vulnerable nuclear materials worldwide within ...
Leaders of 47 Nations Gather for Washington Summit on Nuclear Weapons
By David Sessions - Politics DailyLeaders of nearly 50 countries gathered in Washington on Monday to discuss the threat nuclear weapons could pose to global security. The summit comes just after President Obama signed a treaty with Russia last week in which both nations agreed to reduce their nuclear arsenals. On Sunday, Obama met with leaders of Pakistan and India, the two nations seen as most likely to significantly expand their production of weapons-grade nuclear material. The summit is the largest gathering of leaders convened by an American president since Franklin D. Roosevelt called for the 1945 meeting that led to the ...
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