Senator Obama’s 2008 campaign promise to the American people [51s]:
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President Obama delivers on the “hair-trigger alert” promise:
The report of the yearlong Nuclear Posture Review changes how nuclear arms will be used against non-nuclear weapons states. Nuclear-missile forces will remain on alert to be fired within minutes to counter a nuclear strike, but the intercontinental ballistic missile warheads now are targeted on open oceans — not Russian or Chinese cities — in case of an accidental launch, senior administration officials said in releasing the report.
— Washington Times, April 7, 2010
President Obama’s 2012 campaign promise to the Russian People [11s]:
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President Obama takes a step in the direction of delivering on the “nuclear-free world” promise:
WARHEAD CUTS COMING
President Obama’s plan to carry out a new round of nuclear-warhead cuts will be announced soon, U.S. officials say.
The coming round of warhead-reduction talks with Russia was put on hold partly as a result of the Senate delay in confirming Defense Secretary-designate Chuck Hagel, an outspoken proponent of the Global Zero anti-nuclear weapons group that called in a report last year for radical denuclearization steps.
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Asked about the coming cuts, a White House official told Inside the Ring: “Nothing to announce.” The official then referred to Mr. Obama’s statements in Seoul in March. The president said at the nuclear summit there he thinks the United States can maintain a strong deterrent and “still pursue further reductions in our nuclear arsenal.”
In the months ahead, the president said he would “continue to seek discussions with Russia on a step we have never taken before — reducing not only our strategic nuclear warheads, but also tactical weapons and warheads in reserve.”
The summit was also the site of the now-famous conversation overheard on an open microphone when Mr. Obama told then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that, after his re-election, Moscow could expect more flexibility toward Russian demands to limit U.S. missile defenses. Russia has been demanding those limits as a precondition for further warhead cuts.
— Washington Times, February 20, 2013
That’s America’s defense posture on Obama. Any questions?
“Yeah, I’ve got one. Can we trust the Russians?”
Ciao.