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PRIMARY SOURCE:

CSPAN. “President Obama Statement on Paris Attacks.” YouTube, YouTube, 13 Nov.


2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydM2VrKitFQ.

Standing on the cusp of a global nuclear war, with tensions elevating in the Middle East and

the Western World, the proliferation of nuclear weapons is a ubiquitous and existential

threat to civilians across the globe. This topical issue has been central focus of Mr. Brack

Obama- then president of US on the statement on the Paris Attack. The intermediate

audience of the speech is the president

Good afternoon, Mr. President, Mr. Prime Minister and all dignitaries present here. Thank

you very much for the extraordinary reception and for your friendship towards the United

States of America. (…)

The freedom of being able to live without fear that we often talk about, the very freedom

that so many people in so many nations love, have and take for granted, is endangered by

the very existence of weapons that could be the bane of our existence.

Ladies and gentlemen, I am talking about the one thing that we all know all too well, could

destroy the cities we love almost as effortlessly as a hot knife cuts through butter, if ever

used in war. I am talking about nuclear weapons.


The United States of America believes that nuclear war, supplemented by bomb testing,

with its detrimental effects on the environment, is morally shameful and politically foolish.

Everybody knows that in a nuclear war there can be no winners, only losers. Deployment of

nuclear arsenal has often been justified as prevention, but history has shown the opposite

to be true, with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II as an example.

It was a small bomb by today’s standards, yet it managed to cause unparalleled mass

destruction. Today, we supposedly live in one of the most peaceful periods in human

history. However, the longevity of this peaceful period seems jeopardized by the fact that

countries are constantly seeking to weaponize. It is imperative for us to understand that this

matters to people everywhere on this planet. One nuclear weapon exploded in one city,

whether it is New York or Moscow, Mumbai or Paris, would kill a voluminous number of

people; and no matter where it occurs, the list of possible consequences is endless for the

world.

Now, I would like to put forward the trajectory that the United States believes we need to

be on. First, we need to enforce a global ban on nuclear testing while also reducing the

importance of nuclear weapons as part of our national security strategies. The United

States aims to cut its nuclear stockpile in the coming year. Make no mistake, until world

denuclearization is achieved, my country will maintain a small, safe and effective stockpile

of these weapons to deter any adversary and to help its allies. To effectively end the

production of nuclear weapons, we need to also seek a treaty to end manufacture of the

weapons grade materials required to produce them.

We believe that nations with nuclear weapons have a responsibility to move towards

disarmament and that those not in possession of such weapons have a responsibility to

avoid them. Stronger safeguards also need to be put into place, to avoid funding for
peaceful nuclear programs going to the development of nuclear weapons. The United

States will host regular summits to help all nations achieve these goals.

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has, for the past forty-five years, helped slow down

the proliferation of nuclear weapons technology. My administration strongly believes that by

strengthening the treaty as a basis for co-operation between countries, it is possible to stop

the proliferation of nuclear weapons technology altogether and perhaps, hopefully, even

reverse it. It is also quintessential to remind member countries of the repercussions of

violating the treaty.

I understand that denuclearization cannot be done overnight. It is a long process which

will take several years, perhaps a lifetime. However, I believe that it is definitely possible.

Therefore, The United States of America strongly urges the Republic of India to ratify the

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and join us in this endeavor to make our world a safer,

better place for all its citizens. We would also ask India to end the testing of new nuclear

weapons and to cut her nuclear stockpile considerably by forty percent by 2022 as a step

towards global peace.

Let us dream of a better world. Let usa dream of a world without nuclear weapons, a

world where people are not haunted by thoughts of how the cities and countries they love,

can be annihilated in mere seconds. Let us respect the past by striving for a better future.

Let us leave this world better and more peaceful than we found it. Together, we can do it.ot

Thank you very much.

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