Obama appeals for nuclear cuts
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="revive">revive</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="move">move</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="postures">postures</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span>.</p><p>"<span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="credible">credible</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="deterrent">deterrent</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="third">third</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brandenburg">Brandenburg</span> <span word="Gate">Gate</span>.</p><p><span word="Almost">Almost</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="F">F</span>. <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="Ich">Ich</span> <span word="bin">bin</span> <span word="ein">ein</span> <span word="Berliner">Berliner</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="intend">intend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="negotiated">negotiated</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="postures">postures</span>."</p><p><span word="Ahead">Ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 6,000 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="pains">pains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assure">assure</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="terror">terror</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="propose">propose</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="warheads">warheads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1,000 <span word="each">each</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tactical">tactical</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="reductions">reductions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="postures">postures</span>."</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frosty">frosty</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="G">G</span>8 <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Kremlin">Kremlin</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span>-<span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reductions">reductions</span>.</p>
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