Nuclear Weapons

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October 17, 2017

North Korea says nuclear war ‘may break out any moment’

On Monday, North Korea warned a United Nations committee that nuclear war “may break out any moment.”
November 25, 2013

Iran deal a test of Obama's unique foreign policy approach

theGRIO REPORT - The landmark deal is essentially a six-month testing period while the two sides try to reach a…
November 24, 2013

President Obama: Nuclear deal blocks Iran's path to bomb

GENEVA (AP) — Iran struck a historic deal Sunday with the United States and five other world powers, agreeing to…
June 19, 2013

Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions

BERLIN (AP) - Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday…
March 4, 2012

Obama: Not hesitant on force in Iran to prevent nuclear weapon

JERUSALEM (AP) - President Barack Obama said Sunday that United States will not hesitate to attack Iran with military force…
February 2, 2011

Obama signs START treaty at the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - The treaty is a cornerstone of Obama's efforts to "reset" U.S. relations with Russia...
February 1, 2011

TheGrio’s 100: Njema Frazier, nuclear weapons physicist developing future scientists

TheGrio's 100 - Physicist Njema Frazier develops the codes for weapons simulations, creating computer models to test the hypothetical safety,…
December 22, 2010

Obama wins again: Senate ratifies Russia nuke pact

WASHINGTON (AP) - The New START treaty, signed by Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in April, would limit each…
December 21, 2010

Obama has votes to ratify US-Russia nuclear pact

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Senate is on track to ratify a new arms control treaty with Russia, a top…
December 2, 2010

Obama gets Powell support on START nuclear deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - Failing to ratify the treaty, Powell said, could leave the U.S. in a vulnerable position...
April 14, 2010

Summit endorses Obama goal on nuclear security

WASHINGTON (AP) - World leaders have endorsed President Barack Obama's call for securing all nuclear materials around the globe within…
April 14, 2010

Nuclear summit stars a black man leading the free world

OPINION - The summit's success seems to come as a shock only to President Obama's most strident and deranged detractors...
April 13, 2010

Obama says nuke summit made US, world more secure

VIDEO - In full accord on a global threat, world leaders endorsed President Obama's call for securing all nuclear materials…
April 13, 2010

Obama's nuclear summit yields early dividends

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama has secured China's agreement to work with the U.S. on sanctions against Iran and the Ukraine…
April 12, 2010

Obama, world leaders work to stop nuclear spread

WASHINGTON (AP) - Presidents, prime ministers and other leaders from 47 countries start work Monday on a battle plan to…
April 9, 2010

Republicans expected to get behind Obama's new START

WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite near gridlock in the U.S. Senate, Republicans were expected to swing behind a new arms control…
April 9, 2010

Obama on Palin's nuke rebuke: 'She's not much of an expert'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama snapped back at Sarah Palin and her criticisms about his nuclear defense policy, calling the…
April 8, 2010

Obama, Medvedev sign treaty to cut nuclear arms

PRAGUE (AP) - Seeking to end years of rancor, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday signed…
April 8, 2010

Disarmament is Obama's only nuclear option

OPINION - Obama's nuclear plan will make America capable of destroying the world fifty times over instead of one hundred…
April 6, 2010

Obama calls new nuclear strategy 'significant step'

VIDEO - President Obama vowed Tuesday to constrain the use of the nation's Cold War-era nuclear arsenal, part of a…