Queen Noor's Global Zero Call on Obama and Medvedev « Barack Beat .
Queen Noor has a formidable reputation in Jordan for her humanitarian efforts, and as of late has turned her attention to nuclear non-proliferation. Last month, the King and her members of her organization Global Zero presented a design to eliminate nuclear weapons by the year 2030. Most recently, she called on presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev to significantly cut their arsenals.
The Associated Press reports,
President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in April issued a joint statement committing themselves to the goal of a nuclear weapons-free world. The two extenders are to meet Monday in Moscow for talks that many expect will lead to a framework agreement on new weapons cuts beyond the START-1 treaty that expires this year.
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