Obama vows to pursue nuclear cuts with Russia
<p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="warheads">warheads</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="stern">stern</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="standoffs">standoffs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nuclear">Nuclear</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="reductions">reductions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="arsenal">arsenal</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>-<span word="control">control</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="incoming">incoming</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="reductions">reductions</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span> <span word="election">election</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="accuse">accuse</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weakening">weakening</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="deterrent">deterrent</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backdrop">backdrop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="defiance">defiance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="twin">twin</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="clouded">clouded</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2009 <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Prague">Prague</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>". <span word="He">He</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="flown">flown</span> <span word="oratory">oratory</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nobel">Nobel</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Strategic">Strategic</span> <span word="Arms">Arms</span> <span word="Reduction">Reduction</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span>, <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,500 <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> 5,000 <span word="warheads">warheads</span>.</p>
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