Obama presided historic UN Security Council Summit on Nuclear Disarmament

United Nations, New York, 24 September 2009: The Security Council, in a summit meeting this morning presided over by the US President Barack Obama, adopted Resolution 1887, which, among other things, calls upon the States that are party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to comply fully with all their obligations and fulfill their treaty commitments. It also calls upon all States to sign and ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).

Todays meeting only the fifth in the Council's history to be held at the level of heads of State and government began with the unanimous adoption of a resolution by which the 15-member body voiced grave concern about the threat of nuclear proliferation and the need for global action to combat it.

Although we averted a nuclear nightmare during the Cold War, we now face proliferation of a scope and complexity that demands new strategies and new approaches, said Mr. Obama, the first US President to preside over a Security Council meeting.

Just one nuclear weapon exploded in a city be it New York or Moscow, Tokyo or Beijing, London or Paris could kill hundreds of thousands of people. And it would badly destabilize our security, our economies, and our very way of life.

Website: http://www.ctbto.org/

Webcast: http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/sc/2009/sc090924am.rm

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• Barack Obama
• Nuclear Disarmament
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• Ban Ki-moon

[Johnnytheowl]

Isn't that unconstitutional/illegal?

[tHoM0r]

President of the world. Welcome to your new world order of carbon taxes and police state oppression

[AV8R4HM]

@TheCitizenx74 You are right! HE NEEDS TO GO!!!!!!!!

[nellie2581]

Disarmament for the world.

[eyeswideopen1993]

HE COMMITTED TREASON BY PRESIDING OVER THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL!! AND DUMB ASS AMERICANS SAT BY AND DID NOTHING!! DUMB ASSES!!

[Jeffreybuchanan]

@tHoM0r Article 1 - The Legislative Branch

Section 9 - Limits on Congress No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State.

[claton95]

@Johnnytheowl why would it be?

[MrSquareyez]

Stick your carbon tax Obama! Thats what majority of Australians think! STOP RIPPING US OFF JUST FOR BREATHING AIR! CARBON, is a part of the life cycle. no carbon, no life. Global warming IS PART OF EARTHS HISTORY! IT ALWAYS warms up and cools down. NOTHING to do with what we are doing!

[thekaiser1231]

@apresesco it changes every year except for the 5 perm. seats

[unheardvoice11]

The UN the greatest threat to the world peace and stability. Its a global failure. It has achieved nothing except aggravating and profiting from world problems!

[lorororora]

I was curious what Hilary was looking for in her ladybag - such a common for ladies thing to do - maybe a foundation or a comb, well, turned out it was a notepad.

[gmanhell94]

@iean888 Cuz china has the us by the balls