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Nuclear Pre-Game Huddle

Posted on Mar. 17 2010 2:24 pm by Joe Cirincione
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Huffington Post

Get ready to dance.

If you like the excitement of March Madness, you're going to love April. It will begin possibly the busiest four months in arms control history -- packed with a new Nuclear Posture Review, START Treaty, Nuclear Security Summit, and the Review Conference to the Nonproliferation Treaty. Read more >>

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The Transformation of U.S. Nuclear Policy

Posted on Feb. 26 2010 10:35 am by Joe Cirincione
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eJournal USA

President Barack Obama pledged in Prague on April 5, 2009, to pursue “the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.” Key treaties, negotiations, and conferences in 2010 will demonstrate whether he can deliver on his pledge to develop a new U.S. strategy to reduce rising nuclear dangers.

Today’s Threats Read more >>

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U.S. Plans to Retire Unnecessary Nuclear Weapons in Asia

Posted on Feb. 22 2010 3:49 pm by Paul Carroll

A news report from Japanese press sources indicates that the U.S. has informally told Japan that it plans to retire the nuclear-armed Tomahawk cruise missile from the Pacific region. The Japanese government is in agreement with the plan. Read more >>

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Vice President Biden Reaffirms America's Commitment to a Nuclear Weapon-Free World

Posted on Feb. 18 2010 3:34 pm by Alexandra Bell

Vice President Joe Biden delivered a speech today to a packed auditorium at the National Defense University, reiterating the President’s commitment to a nuclear security strategy that will protect Americans by providing our military with the tools it needs to combat today’s threats. Read more >>

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Obama's Nuclear Decision Day

Posted on Feb. 17 2010 8:45 am by Joe Cirincione
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Huffington Post

A secret meeting in the White House today will set US nuclear policy. It will also test Barack Obama's sincerity and determination. Read more >>

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Dick Cheney Is Right; So Is Joe Biden

Posted on Feb. 16 2010 11:21 am by Joe Cirincione

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says the number one threat to America is nuclear terrorism. He is right. And Joe Biden has the plan for how to prevent it. Read more >>

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World Leaders Send Messages of Support to Global Zero Summit Participants

Posted on Feb. 3 2010 2:55 pm by Kelly Bronk

Make no mistake, President Obama declared in a statement to Global Zero Summit participants, achieving a world without nuclear weapons will be hard. “Yet always remember this,” he said, “when people of passion and goodwill refuse to accept the world as it is, when we see the world as it might yet become, then great change is inevitable.” Read more >>

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The End of Nuclear Weapons

Posted on Jan. 29 2010 11:48 am by Joe Cirincione
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Yes! Magazine

"Now, even as we prosecute two wars, we're also confronting perhaps the greatest danger to the American people—the threat of nuclear weapons. I've embraced the vision of John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan through a strategy that reverses the spread of these weapons and seeks a world without them. Read more >>

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President Obama Calls Nuclear Weapons the "Greatest Danger to the American People"

Posted on Jan. 28 2010 1:41 pm by Kelly Bronk

President Obama Embraces 21st Century Nuclear Security Solutions to Keep America Safe

In last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama recognized that the greatest threat to American security is nuclear weapons. As a response to this threat, the President articulated a 21st Century nuclear security strategy that begins with ratifying a new agreement with Russia to reduce our mutual nuclear stockpiles. Read more >>

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King's Struggle to Prevent "The Hell of Thermonuclear War"

Posted on Jan. 18 2010 12:22 pm by Joe Cirincione
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Huffington Post

For Martin Luther King, Jr., the struggle against racism was part of a larger struggle against poverty, war and injustice. Central to his vision was stopping the nuclear arms race. Read more >>

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