According to published reports this evening, President Obama will deliver a major speech on weapons proliferation in Prague, on Sunday, where he will call for the elimination of all nuclear weapons throughout the world.
Here's the story: "Obama to call for nuclear-free world."
Obama to call for nuclear-free world
By Caren Bohan and Jan Lopatka Caren Bohan And Jan Lopatka - Sat Apr 4, 6:14 pm ET
PRAGUE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will call for the elimination of all nuclear weapons across the globe, in remarks on Sunday he hopes will lend credibility to his message in atomic disputes with Iran and North Korea.
Visiting Prague during an eight-day visit to Europe, Obama plans to deliver what his aides have billed as a major speech on weapons proliferation.
Obama, who is making his debut on the world stage, said in Strasbourg, France on Friday that he would lay out an agenda to secure the world's loose nuclear materials and halt the spread of illicit weapons.
He added that he wanted to offer an agenda "to seek the goal of a world without nuclear weapons."
The article continues to tell us that the President will also cover the topics of climate change and energy security.
President Obama will deliver his speech to an anticipated crowd of thousands outside the "medieval Prague Castle," with the capital city of Prague in the background. Should be quite the picturesque setting for what could end up being nothing short of a major positive milestone for humanity, IMHO.
White House Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough told reporters that President Obama's aim is to agree to a successor to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START 1), which expires in December.
Mr. McDonough also said that Obama will seek to revive the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which was ratified in 1970. The story reminds us that this Treaty "calls on nuclear states to take steps to disarm and forbids non-nuclear states from trying to acquire them."
This is a beautiful thing!