Obama and Nuclear Arms
Alexa Wright
Issue date: 4/2/09 Section: News
Last Sunday, President Barack Obama launched a campaign to try and rid the world of nuclear arms by calling them, "the most dangerous legacy of the Cold War." Obama continued to talk about how the U.S. has "a moral responsibility" to lead in the fight against nuclear weapons. Hours after North Korea launched rockets, Obama made an urgent speech, saying that the U.S. would "immediately and aggressively" seek a ban against the testing of nuclear weapons. Obama went on to say that he hopes the testing of nuclear arms may be reduced or eliminated within the next year.
However, as President Obama continued his speech, he spoke about how the U.S. will continue to develop a missile defense system in Europe and how it will continue to develop unless Iran's threat of developing nuclear weapons is removed. His speech, which was held in Prague, was aimed towards stopping nuclear weapons from being built and used. On the other hand, Obama claims that the U.S. will not be the only nation to give up nuclear weapons, it must be a "one-for-all, all-for-one" deal. According to Obama, the U.S. will maintain its arsenal as a deterrent.
However, many believe it's impossible to completely get rid of nuclear weapons altogether. But, designing a program to cut the world's use of nuclear weapons is not only more important and possible, but many scientists across the globe believe this is the best idea. Though it is seen as impossible to completely eradicate the usage of nuclear weapons, maybe, someday, the world will agree on lessening the development and usage of nuclear arms.
However, as President Obama continued his speech, he spoke about how the U.S. will continue to develop a missile defense system in Europe and how it will continue to develop unless Iran's threat of developing nuclear weapons is removed. His speech, which was held in Prague, was aimed towards stopping nuclear weapons from being built and used. On the other hand, Obama claims that the U.S. will not be the only nation to give up nuclear weapons, it must be a "one-for-all, all-for-one" deal. According to Obama, the U.S. will maintain its arsenal as a deterrent.
However, many believe it's impossible to completely get rid of nuclear weapons altogether. But, designing a program to cut the world's use of nuclear weapons is not only more important and possible, but many scientists across the globe believe this is the best idea. Though it is seen as impossible to completely eradicate the usage of nuclear weapons, maybe, someday, the world will agree on lessening the development and usage of nuclear arms.
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