Topic: The White House

Divide And Conquer

Perhaps most pernicious of all, however, is the quid pro quo that many suspect the White House has agreed to: To date, the White House has refused to publicly release the negotiating record for the treaty. This is why the White House ...
Military officials: Power outage causes loss of communication with nuclear missiles in Wyo.A power outage caused a break in communication with 50 nuclear missiles at Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming over the weekend, military officials said Tuesday.The officials say the outage ...

Obama, Saudi King Abdullah urge Iran over nuclear program

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Tuesday voiced "strong support" for international efforts to curb Iran's nuclear program, which the West says masks a secret drive to develop the capability for an atomic bomb, the White ...
US and German leaders discussed Saturday the importance of coordinating regulatory matters and boosting economic growth ahead of next month's G20 summit of major economies in Toronto.In a 10-minute telephone call, US President Barack Obama also congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel on ...

Obama: al Qaeda bid to go nuclear is top threat

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday that efforts by al Qaeda to acquire atomic weapons posed the biggest threat to global security, and world leaders meeting this week must act with urgency to combat this danger.Obama, speaking on the ...
Analysis: New arms deal is 'new start' in Obama's bid for better ties with MoscowThe name, perhaps more than the content, of a new U.S.-Russian arms treaty — dubbed the "New START" — conveys President Barack Obama's message about the direction of ...

Obama, Medvedev finalize nuclear arms treaty

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Friday finalized a historic new nuclear arms reduction agreement, slashing the number of warheads by 30 percent.In a 10:00 am (1400 GMT) telephone call, the two leaders sealed an agreement for ...
Russian, US presidents to finalize arms treaty, set date for signingPresident Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are within hours of an agreement on the final details of a historic new treaty that would drastically slash the nations' nuclear arsenals, U.S. ...

U.S., Russia close to nuclear deal: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev agreed in a telephone call on Wednesday that both countries were close to a new nuclear arms reduction treaty, the White House said. "The presidents agreed that negotiations are nearly ...
The White House turned up the heat on Iran, echoing EU concerns while warning of " credible consequences" if Tehran continues to defy international demands to curb its nuclear ambitions.President Barack Obama's administration also expressed concern about Iran's alleged human rights abuses ...
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