Morning Joe: May 8, 2009

Suddenly, arms control is back.

Stories we're following today:

Obama Administration Is Bringing Nuclear Arms Control Back - Washington Post [link]

• "The subject kind of fell off the table" in recent years, said former Republican secretary of state George P. Shultz, one of the most prominent of those voices. "Now it's back up in front, because people see the dangers."

Nuclear talks get first breakthrough in 10 years - Reuters [link]

• Delegates meeting on the 1970 Non-Proliferation Treaty struck their first agreement on the anti-nuclear arms pact in a decade on Wednesday, which diplomats said was largely due to U.S. President Barack Obama.

Claims of ‘Brisk’ Activity at North Korea Nuclear Site - AP [link]

• the authorities in Seoul were monitoring the movements of personnel and vehicles at a nuclear site in the northeastern county of Kilju, where the North conducted its first nuclear test in 2006.

Electing the Nuclear Pope - Charles D. Ferguson in Foreign Policy [link]

• The IAEA will select its next leader through secrets and posturing.

Flying Lightsaber Zapped, Multiple Kill Vehicle Killed - Wired's Danger Room [link]

• The Department of Defense released the details today of its Fiscal Year 2010 budget request, and the numbers are not surprising.