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U.S offers to Cut Nuclear Arms

In the article that I selected from the Wall Street Journal which was on Obama and his recent trip to Prague. He spoke to about 20,000 about his aims to decrease the amount of nuclear weapons that the United States has in its stock piles and wants the countries that currently have the largest amounts of weapons to also decrease their supplies as well. He talked about letting countries develop their nuclear programs in the name of energy and wanted to have the U.N to take on a larger role in helping moderate and watch developing nuclear programs in the name of peaceful energy research. The President also spoke in response to the missile firing in North Korea and stated,

"Rules must be binding. Violations must be punished. Words must mean something," Mr. Obama told the crowd, calling the launch a provocative act that violated United Nations Security Council resolutions. "The world must stand together to prevent the spread of these weapons. Now is the time for a strong international response."

Obama is trying to rekindle the idea of using diplomacy in order to take down rogue nations like North Korea so that future wars can be kept to a minimum and that international intervention, if used carefully, can be our strongest weapon against those that threaten not only Americans but the world. He also wants the disposal of the old weapons to be controlled so that they will not find their way to the black market.

Some opponents to Mr. Obamas ideas on disarmament feel that this may leave the U.S vulnerable and that we may be distracting ourselves from issues that are pressing us. The President also brought up the idea of no longer investing in the missile shield that the United States has spent billions of dollars developing during and after the Cold War, under the terms that Iran would stop building nuclear arms.

The impression one gets from this article is that many people realize that a world without nuclear arms is destined to be a world that is more peaceful in nature. It is interesting to see that even in countries like the Czech Republic people really care about the security and safety of the world they live in and the important role President Obama plays in international policy. I feel like this is a smart move because he is actively trying to get countries like Russia and China involved and wants to open up relations with countries that we have had mixed relationships with. Hopefully in the future the U.S will be able to have open dialogue that will help us in promoting peace and communication with our international neighbors. On the other side of things, one can see this words as just another ploy by Obama to try to boost his popularity and gain more power. It is dangerous to have a president who is so popular just because people may stop questioning Obama policy decisions. Only time will tell but it does seem like a good idea to limit the amount of nuclear weapons world wide.