Press Conference by the President Obama

April 13, 2010 THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. We have just concluded an enormously productive day. I said this morning that today would be an opportunity for our nations, both individually and collectively, to make concrete commitments and take tangible steps to secure nuclear materials so they never fall into the hands of terrorists who would ... 

President Obama’s Opening Remarks at Nuclear Security Summit

April 13, 2010 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I’d like to get started. Let me begin by thanking all of you for your participation last night. I thought it was a very important discussion. 

President Obama signs New START Treaty with President Medvedev of Russia

April 8, 2010 PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everyone. I am honored to be back here in the Czech Republic with President Medvedev and our Czech hosts to mark this historic completion of the New START treaty. 

Nuclear Security Summit to Meet in Washington

April 6, 2010 Washington — President Obama will host a nuclear security summit in Washington April 12 and 13 to enhance international cooperation in preventing nuclear terrorism, a danger he has identified as the most immediate and extreme threat to global security. 

Statement by President Barack Obama on the Release of Nuclear Posture Review

April 6, 2010 One year ago yesterday in Prague, I outlined a comprehensive agenda to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and to pursue the peace and security of a world without them. I look forward to advancing this agenda in Prague this week when I sign the new START Treaty with President Medvedev, committing the United States and Russia to substantial reductions in our nuclear arsenals. 

Obama Administration Revamps Nuclear Policy

April 6, 2010 Washington — The Obama administration issued a new U.S. nuclear strategy April 6 that sharply narrows the use of nuclear weapons, but maintains their traditional role to deter a nuclear strike against the United States. ... 

Nuclear Posture Review Report, U.S. Department of Defense

April 6, 2010 

America. gov - Nuclear Security Summit

America.gov – Feature: Toward a Nuclear-Free World

A World Free of Nuclear Weapons

Since the first atomic bombs exploded in 1945, some have tried to rid the world of nuclear weapons. President Obama has embraced this goal with new vigor. This issue of eJournal USA examines the challenges to achieving nuclear disarmament. It conveys the hopes of some thinkers, and explains the doubts of others.  

Today's Nuclear Equation

While that Cold War threat of nuclear annihilation has receded, this edition of Foreign Policy Agenda examines the elements in today's nuclear equation. Instead of superpowers facing off, we encounter rogue states, stateless terrorist organizations bent on acquiring the means of mass murder, and black-market networks of renegade suppliers...