Non-Proliferation Treaty

Fulfilling the promise of Prague at the L’Aquila Summit

July 8, 2009 -- On April 5, 2009, in Prague, President Obama presented an ambitious three-part strategy to address the international nuclear threat: 1) proposing measures to reduce and eventually eliminate existing nuclear arsenals; 2) strengthening the Non-proliferation Treaty and halting proliferation of nuclear weapons to additional states; and 3) preventing terrorists from acquiring nuclear weapons or materials.

Today, the G8 leaders endorsed that strategy and released a statement that:

Moving Toward a World Without Nuclear Weapons

* Calls on all States to meet in full their arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation commitments,    » read more »

Statement by Kevin Knobloch of the Union of Concerned Scientists

April 7, 2009 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists applauds President Barack Obama's bold new approach to addressing the threat posed by nuclear weapons, as outlined in his groundbreaking speech on Sunday, April 5 in Prague. Although the cold war ended some 20 years ago, Obama is the first U.S. president to commit to making significant changes in U.S. nuclear weapons policy to reflect new global realities. His approach reflects an awareness that nuclear weapons have become a security liability rather than an asset, and that U.S. security requires a change in direction.    » read more »

U.S.-India pact, if approved by Congress, would pave way for nuclear trade

Washington 27 July 2007, By David Shelby (USINFO Staff Writer) – The United States and India reached an agreement July 27 to govern their cooperation in developing civil nuclear energy programs. It would allow the countries to cooperate in research and development and nuclear safety and to engage in commercial trade in nuclear reactors, technology and fuel.    » read more »