ElBaradei urges US, Russia to lead global nuclear disarmament

ElBaradei urges US, Russia to lead global nuclear disarmament

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OSLO (AP)--U.N. nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei Tuesday urged the U.S. and Russia to reduce their nuclear arsenals and lead the way toward a world free of atomic weapons.

"The risk of accident or miscalculation would be dramatically lowered if weapons were taken off the Cold War hair-trigger alert," he said.

Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz [...] were also attending..."

"We cannot wait for a nuclear Pearl Harbor," he said.

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[edit on 27-2-2008 by v01i0]

[edit on 27-2-2008 by v01i0]

How polite from ElBaradei to equally remember to bark toward his own employers, but in my opinion he could've listed few other countries to that list as well.

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[edit on 27-2-2008 by v01i0]

We would all love to see the US and Russia disarm their ability to kill the entire planet... unfortunately, they are like children with a new toy. Try to take it away, and they scream bloody murder.

Unfortunately, it will come down to a nuclear war before anyone in the chain of command actually decides that maybe these new toys aren't such a good thing.

A child will only stop tugging on the dogs fur when the dog finally bites.


Some nations have taken quite the leap. Canada for example has completed a total nuclear disarmament. There isn't a single Canadian nuclear missile left. And, luckily for us, the invention of the CANDU reactor allows us to use that nuclear material in a productive fashion.