In April 2009, during his visit to Prague, President Obama announced his plan for “a world without nuclear weapons.” Through a series of negotiations, the United States and Russia reached an agreement to reduce nuclear weapons to 1,550 each—the New START Treaty. Four years later in Berlin, Obama stated, “we can ensure the security of America and our allies, and maintain a strong and credible strategic deterrent, while reducing our deployed strategic nuclear weapons by up to one-third.” Furthermore, he mentioned that the United States will work with NATO allies to seek bold reductions in tactical nuclear weapons in Europe. Both politically and morally, it is difficult, or “incorrect,” to argue against a world without nuclear weapons.

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