U.S. Foreign Policy

The nuclear posture and strategic decisions of nuclear-armed nations have a significant, often immediate impact on the nuclear acquisition decisions of other nations. A decision by a state to acquire nuclear weapons can trigger a similar decision in a rival state. Conversely, the commitment not to acquire or maintain nuclear weapons by one state or group of states can foster similar commitments regionally or globally. Read more >>

Obama gave a tough speech, strong on American commitments but also a strong call for other nations to fulfill their responsibilities.  He told the world that America wanted a world without nuclear weapons; he told America that this path would make us safer and stronger; he told his own officials that he expected them to deliver on his promise. Read more >>

Senator Ted Kennedy worked tirelessly to protect America from the threats of nuclear terrorism and proliferation and to reduce and eliminate all nuclear arsenals. Read more >>

This week, US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice further developed the core principles of the emerging Obama doctrine, strands of which the president presented over the last several months in Prague, Cairo and Moscow. Read more >>