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USA’s ‘moral obligation’ to lead in nuclear disarmament – Obama

Obama: US nuclear disarmament ‘a moral obligation’ News Ok, Joel Gehrke | Published: March 26, 2012      President Obama called nuclear disarmament as “a moral obligation,” as he suggested that the United States is leading by example to bring about “a world without nuclear weapons.” “American leadership has been essential to progress in a second area — taking concrete steps towards a world without nuclear weapons,” Obama said yesterday during a speech in Korea. “I believe the United States has a unique responsibility to act — indeed, we have a moral obligation.”

He cited the recent START treaty with Russia — which set a cap on nuclear stockpiles that effectively required the United States to decrease its weapon stores without requiring the Russians to adjust theirs — as an example of “important progress.”…..
: http://newsok.com/obama-us-nuclear-disarmament-a-moral-obligation/article/feed/364015#ixzz1qLGS7kxF

March 28, 2012 - Posted by | USA, weapons and war

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