Last weeks President Obama signed a new treaty with Russia to reduce nuclear stockpiles of both U.S. and Russia. The U.S. is currently in the process of negotiating with the "four other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council on tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear ambitions," CNN reports. The Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) put into place only allows recognized 'Nuclear Weapon States' possess such weapons.The Obama administration has made it clear, they will attack non-nuclear countries that are in compliance with non-proliferation agreements, with a generation of newly developed weapons.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an interview, "that the new policy left Iran vulnerable to a U.S. nuclear attack because Iran refuses to comply with non-proliferation agreements."
All of the recent events and the summit tomorrow aim to meet one of Obama's objectives, which is "to mobilise a unified global effort against nuclear proliferation." Republicans among others have heavily criticized Obama's strategy as being "weak and troublesome."
Do you think Obama's strategy to fight the spreading of nuclear weapons destroys ambiguity of a nations' foreign policy, as uncertainty in foreign policy is viewed as being good by many scholars? Would you consider Obama's strategic efforts as being weak? Any thoughts?
2 comments:
i think the safeguarding of nuclear weapons should be at a very high priority because a nuclear weapon not only harms the enemy, but also the whole neighbourhood of it, meaning that countries who are not directly will also be affected by the radioactive radiation. furthermore the radioactive radiation remains for several years, which can have dramatic consequences.
i think you can see this summit from different aspects. some may think obama's strategy seems weak, some may think it is very good, but i dont think that this is what we should concentrate on. the more important thing to concentrate on is the reduction of nuclear weapons, which is necessary to preserve everyone's safety!
I so agree with you Janet! Nuclear Weapons have many very bad side effect/ after effects for many years. I think all nuclear Weapons should be destroyed! What Obama is doing is very good and all the countries with Nuclear Weapons should follow!
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