World Leaders Try To Ban Nuclear Weapons

Submarine-launched Trident ballistic missile
(Photo from World Politics Review)

From MSNBC/AP:

New push aims to draw in U.S., Russia first, then other nations

WASHINGTON - A new international group committed to eliminating nuclear weapons over the next 25 years has enlisted scores of world leaders as its campaign gets under way at a conference in Paris on Tuesday.

"The aim is to get to zero," said Richard Burt, chief strategic weapons negotiator for President George H.W. Bush. Even Iran is considered a potential supporter, he said in an interview.

"If there is growing support by nuclear powers and public opinion worldwide, I think it becomes harder for any government, including Iran, to cross that barrier," Burt said.

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My Comment: This is going to go nowhere. Missile defense and its implications for security will have a far greater impact on nuclear proliferation than what a number of retired politicians and strategic planners can have.