Queen Noor of Jordan, left, and CEO of Virgin, Sir Richard Branson, right, arrive for their press conference in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008. Delegates from the group, called Global Zero, will go to Moscow for talks with Russian officials on Wednesday and to Washington to see U.S. President George W. Bush administration officials on Thursday. Listed supporters include former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former officials from India and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)From Yahoo News/AP:
PARIS – Former world leaders and arms-control negotiators joined entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and the queen of Jordan Tuesday to launch a project aimed at eliminating the world's nuclear weapons over the next 25 years.
The group wants to reach the impossible-sounding goal by reviving nuclear disarmament efforts that have lagged since the end of the Cold War. It is proposing deep cuts in U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals, a worldwide verification and enforcement system and phased reduction leading to elimination of all stockpiles.
"We have to set an example," Branson said.
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My Comment: I guess global warming is no longer the flavor for the month for some of our elites.
