Posted on 04/14/2010 2:18:40 AM PDT by myknowledge
WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- All 47 countries pledged to secure vulnerable nuclear material in four years, U.S. President Barack Obama said at the end of the first Nuclear Security Summit.
The goal of the two-day summit was "not simply to talk but to take action ... to commit to meaningful steps" to secure nuclear materials and prevent them from falling into terrorists' hands, Obama said Tuesday after the afternoon plenary session.
"We have a mutual interest in security these nuclear materials," Obama said. "We have embraced our shared responsibility (to) solve problems."
The time line is both bold and pragmatic, and "a goal that can be achieved," Obama said.
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the opening plenary session with the heads of delegations attending the Nuclear Security Summit at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
Meeting to promote nuclear insecurity, is it what you're doing, Obama?
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I wonder how many women are at that round table?
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