Topic: George W. Bush

U.S. nuclear realism

Obama updates nuclear strategy to recognize growing threat from terroristsWhen Barack Obama was sworn in as president more than a year ago, not only did he inherit a tattered economy, but he also was dealing with the bitter aftermath of President George ...

Scientists praise Obama as Doomsday clock reset

International scientists nudged back the minute hand of the symbolic Doomsday clock Thursday, as they praised President Barack Obama for helping to pull the world back from nuclear or environmental catastrophe. "It is six minutes to midnight," the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists ...
AP source: Obama writes letter to North Korea's Kim Jong Il in effort to restart nuclear talksPresident Barack Obama has written a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il as part of an intense effort to draw the reclusive nation ...

U.S. replaces Bush plan for Europe missile shield

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday scrapped a Bush-era missile defense plan for Europe that Russia had bitterly opposed and offered what he said would be faster, more flexible defense systems to protect against Iran. In a move that could ...
UN chief tells disarmament conference to seize opportunity to reduce nuclear arsenalsU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged nations to seize on recent momentum in nuclear disarmament talks, saying they had a historic opportunity to make the world a safer place. Closer cooperation between ...

Obama's nuclear-free call taps global momentum

US President Barack Obama's call for a nuclear-free world builds on solidifying support at home and abroad amid what experts fear is the rising risk of an atomic weapons attack. Analysts said reclusive Stalinist North Korea's launch of a rocket -- which ...
US President Barack Obama said the United States and Russia should lead the way in preventing nuclear proliferation by restarting negotiations to cut their atomic arsenals. "I think it's important for the United States and Russia to lead the way on this," ...
AP INTERVIEW: Hill says talks have pressured North Korea to scrap plutonium productionPresident-elect Barack Obama will be confronted during his first days in office with stalled disarmament talks involving a recalcitrant North Korea, which holds a stash of weapons-grade plutonium that experts ...
Bush says most urgent threat Obama will face is major threat of homeland attackPresident George W. Bush said Monday the "most urgent threat" that Barack Obama will face is the potential for an "attack on our homeland." At a farewell news conference, ...

Bush to give press conference 1415 GMT Monday

US President George W. Bush will hold a press conference at 9:15 am (1415 GMT) Monday, the White House said, eight days before he leaves office to make way for incoming president Barack Obama. Bush, in what could be his final press ...
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