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Główny temat z dnia Poniedziałek, 6. Kwiecień 2009


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Obama calls for a world free of nuclear weapons


In a speech on Sunday in Prague US president Barack Obama announced a series of initiatives for ridding the world of its nuclear stockpiles. The European press assesses the merits of Obama's plan.


Information - Dania

US President Barack Obama has sent important signals on the nuclear weapons issue, writes the daily Information, by making it clear that it's vital to stop the spread of this technology and to organise the peaceful use of nuclear energy under the auspices of an international organisation. "Obama understands that only the US as the greatest nuclear power on Earth can take the lead in this effort, and that this necessitates that his government approve a reduction of the American nuclear weapons arsenal. This will legitimise it and give it the power to act in its dealings with North Korea, Iran and non-state organisations who want to acquire nuclear weapons. Barack Obama's performanice in London, Strasbourg and Prague has fully confirmed that this president is not only a talented negotiator and mediator but also has the courage to think, talk and act like a visionary."   (06/04/2009)


Delo - Słowenia

US President Barack Obama's vision of a nuclear weapon-free world will only go down in history if US diplomacy manages to prompt change all over the world. "If the Russia of Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin is less anti-American from now on the strategy could work, even though certain US commentators believe that Moscow secretly approves of Iran's stubbornness. The rapid upgrading of China's military power also remains a problem for the world's only superpower, whereby China has not yet signed a general ban on nuclear weapons testing. …When Obama returns home he will [also] have to explain why he has given in to virtually all the demands of his allies yet failed to extract a promise from the Europeans that they will boost their operations in Afghanistan in return." (06/04/2009)


Právo - Czechy

In the left-leaning daily Právo Jiří Hanák welcomes Barack Obama's vision of a world free of nuclear weapons, but doubts that it can be achieved in practice: "I agree that the missile defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic will be superfluous if Iran puts an end to its nuclear programme. But Iran has already rejected the offer of negotiations. ... The only real, controlled disarmament there has ever been came about under US president Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev when they eliminated the most dangerous intermediate-range missiles. However at that time the Soviet Union had very little room to move, which is no longer the case with today's Russia. And will China, Pakistan, India, France, the UK and Israel also give up their nuclear arsenals? I have the impression that Obama's election slogan 'Yes we can' will be extremely difficult to put into practice in such a case." (06/04/2009)


De Volkskrant - Holandia

De Volkskrant newspaper comments that nuclear arms continue to be internationally relevant as a deterrent. "US president Barack Obama has pledged to commit himself to a global reduction of the nuclear arsenal. The goal: a world without atomic bombs. However as Obama has himself admitted this goal is still a long way off. This was brutally confirmed on the very day when Obama so inspired his audience in Prague, when North Korea went ahead and fired a long-range missile despite international protest. ... This provocation, which is above all a major concern to Japan and South Korea, shows once again that deterrence - even with nuclear weapons - still plays an essential role in international relations. Nevertheless it is extremely encouraging that an American president is now putting the ideal of a world without nuclear weapons so firmly on the agenda." (06/04/2009)


Die Welt - Niemcy

The conservative daily Die Welt takes a sceptical view of US president Barack Obama's vision of a world without nuclear weapons: "Although it is conceivable (at least in theory) that the world's entire nuclear warheads could be destroyed, you can't destroy the ability to produce atomic weapons. And Obama's offer to extend the peaceful use of nuclear technology only underscores this fact. Because it's only a short step from splitting the atom for civil purposes to doing the same with a military agenda. ... The world would also become more dangerous, because renouncing nuclear weapons, whose political logic since Hiroshima and Nagasaki has consisted in not using them, would stimulate conventional armament. Deterrence will only be replaced by a readiness to wage war with tanks, bombers and infantry." (06/04/2009)


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