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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Democrats Renew Call for Nuke-Free World

Democrats Renew Call for Nuke-Free World

By Chris Schneidmiller
Global Security Newswire
WASHINGTON -- The Democratic Party Platform released on Monday affirms President Obama's call for a world one day freed of nuclear weapons but adds little new detail on how that might be achieved.
Obama laid out his nuclear disarmament aspirations in a widely touted 2009 speech in Prague. He acknowledged that a global nuclear drawdown might not occur during his lifetime, but pledged to work toward that goal.
His major arms control achievement since then has been the New START treaty, under which the United States and Russia agreed to by 2018 field no more than 1,550 strategic nuclear warheads and 700 delivery systems. The administration is said to be preparing a plan for further nuclear cuts, but it does not appear any formal decision will be announced ahead of the November presidential election.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/democrats-renew-call-nuke-free-world/

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