Arms Nonproliferation

Arms Nonproliferation

Arms Control, Disarmament and Nonproliferation in 2013

United States views on international law [1] in relation to Arms Control, Disarmament and Nonproliferation: On June 19, 2013, President Obama announced the U.S. intention to pursue additional reductions in U.S. and Russian deployed strategic nuclear weapons in a speech delivered at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin speech followed up on the President's 2009 speech in Prague. See this world legal encyclopedia (in relation to issues that took place in the year 2009) at 761-64. Excerpts follow from President Obama's Berlin speech, which is available in full at (President's Subdomain) whitehouse.gov/thepress-office/2013/06/19/remarks-president-obama-brandenburg-gate-berlin-germany.

Some Aspects of Arms Control, Disarmament and Nonproliferation

We may no longer live in fear of global annihilation, but so long as nuclear weapons exist, we are not truly safe. We may strike blows against terrorist networks, but if we ignore the instability and intolerance that fuels extremism, our own freedom will eventually be endangered. We may enjoy a standard of living that is the envy of the world, but so long as hundreds of millions endure the agony of an empty stomach or the anguish of unemployment, we're not truly prosperous.

Developments

Peace with justice means pursuing the security of a world without nuclear weapons—no matter how distant that dream may be. And so, as President, I've strengthened our efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, and reduced the number and role of America's nuclear weapons. Because of the New START Treaty, we're on track to cut American and Russian deployed nuclear warheads to their lowest levels since the 1950s.

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But we have more work to do. So today, I'm announcing additional steps forward. After a comprehensive review, I've determined that we can ensure the security of America and our allies, and maintain a strong and credible strategic deterrent, while reducing our deployed strategic nuclear weapons by up to one-third. And I intend to seek negotiated cuts with Russia to move beyond Cold War nuclear postures.

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At the same time, we'll work with our NATO allies to seek bold reductions in U.S. and Russian tactical weapons in Europe. And we can forge a new international framework for peaceful nuclear power, and reject the nuclear weaponization that North Korea and Iran may be seeking.

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America will host a summit in 2016 to continue our efforts to secure nuclear materials around the world, and we will work to build support in the United States to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and call on all nations to begin negotiations on a treaty that ends the production of fissile materials for nuclear weapons. These are steps we can take to create a world of peace with justice.

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Notes

  1. Arms Control, Disarmament and Nonproliferation in the Digest of United States Practice in International Law

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