State Department Official Wary Of Iran Sanctions

Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen warns that further sanctions on Iran must be concerted international effort that does not fracture the international coalition of nations or inadvertently economically benefit Iran but bears down tremendous pressure on Iran so they cease their pursuit of nuclear weapons. (00:20)

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House Dem: America Needs More Nukes Like Lady Gaga Needs More Costumes

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) compares America’s need for nukes to Lady Gaga’s need for more clothing, noting that America does not need any more nuclear weapons to remain safe from external threats. (0:11)

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Maintaining U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Comes With Price Tag, Says Lawmaker

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) describes the level of nuclear bombs held by the U.S. as “overkill” during a press conference on Capitol Hill Tuesday. (0:45).

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Defense Official Says START Treaty Reduces Weapons In US And Russia

Defense Department Official Jim Miller explains that weapons will be reduced between United States and Russia, the countries which comprise roughly 90% of the worlds nuclear arms. (0:14)

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NATO Will Continue Relying On Nuclear Arms, Says Albright

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright tells the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee that, as long as nuclear weapons exist "in the system," NATO will continue relying on a nuclear component. (0:29)
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Iran Not As Close To Having Nukes As They Claim, Says Gates

Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates dismisses new reports out today about officials in Iran saying they are thirty days away from having a nuclear weapon. (0:13)
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U.S and Russia Have Set The Groundwork For Better Understanding In Nuclear Politics, Says Expert

Associate Director of Russia and Eurasia at the Center for American Progress, Samuel Charap, praised the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) between U.S. and Russia.

“We’ve gone a long way in being able to discuss some issues that are crucial for the security of both the United States, Russia, and the rest of the world. They have sort of set the groundwork both for a broadening of the relationship between the U.S and Russia, and a deepening of the relationship on arms control and nuclear security issues,” said Charap during a conference call Tuesday. (0:18)
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There Is Bipartisan Opposition To Iran Nuclear Program Says Lieberman

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I- Conn.) says that there is bipartisan support for preventing Iran from establishing a nuclear weapons program. He says there is commitment from members of both parties to halt these developments. (0:26)
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Obama: Iran Must Halt Nuclear Program

President Obama stated at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy Friday that the world has "opened a door" to welcome Iran into the international community. Now, Iran must hold up its end of the bargain by discontinuing its nuclear weapons program (1:05).
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Pelosi: Six-Party Talks To Continue With North Korea

By Michael Combier-Talk Radio News Service

In a Bi-Partisan congressional delegation trip to China, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) talked with the Chinese government on the issue of North Korea and bring it back to the six-party talks. Pelosi stated that it is in no country's interest to have the Korean peninsula being nuclearized. (0:43)
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"Eliminating risk" in the Air Force nuclear mission

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donely says that for the Air Force mission to maintain the U.S. nuclear arsenal risk must be eliminated not merely managed. The Air Force recently underwent a shakeup due to an incident were missile material was mistakenly sent to Taiwan. (0:42)
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North Korean nuclear threat can never be undone

Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) says that the knowledge North Korea has gained from its nuclear program can never be undone, and there will always be a weapons or proliferation threat from the nation (:25).
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25 nuclear countries in future

Strobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution, says if the unraveling of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty continues, it may be because of the Indian exception to the NPT and could lead to the development of 25 nuclear states. He notes that five countries with nuclear weapons were grandfathered into the treaty. (0:58)
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Inefficient nuclear facilities need urgent updates

Thomas D'Agostino, Under Secretary for Nuclear Security at the National Nuclear Security Administration says updates to nuclear weapons facilities are urgent at a House Armed Services Strategic Forges Subcommittee hearing on nuclear modernization. He says Cold War facilities are wasteful as they are too big and too expensive. (0:31)
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Gates: Iran missile threat in the next 10- 15 years

During a press briefing at the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says that Iran is clearly trying to develop missiles with greater ranges and says that Iran presents a threat in the near future. (0:27)
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David Albright: U.S. not paying enough attention to illicit nuclear trading

David Albright, the president of the Institute for Science and International Security, talks about the Israeli-an attack on Syria’s supposed nuclear facility. Albright says that the U.S. needs to pay more attention to illicit nuclear trading to prevent nations like Syria from being able to create nuclear facilities. He also says that diplomacy is very important, explaining that Syria probably wouldn’t have been able to complete construction of the facility due to what was being said at the Six Party talks. (0:42)
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Rice: “Diplomacy is not a synonym for talking”

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that an agreement with North Korea cannot be finalized without verification of the elimination of all nuclear weapons and programs; the U.S. will not just trust North Korea, they will get the verification needed. She also says that any governments unsure of whether to trust the U.S. should look to Libya and the strategic choice the country made to renounce terrorism. (1:40)
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Rice: “The United States will never be silent in our support for human rights”

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talks about the conflict in North Korea. She says that the United States goal is to eliminate all of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and programs, and to begin achieving this goal the six parties have signed implementation agreements. (1:11)
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Catastrophic nuclear attack a growing threat says McCain advisor

Stephen Biegun a Corporate Officer and Vice President of International Governmental Affairs for Ford Motor Company representing the McCain campaign speaks about the McCain’s commitment to focusing on the issue of nuclear arms. Biegun believes that because of nuclear arms issues regarding Iran and North Korea that the issue will be on the presidents desk on the first day in office. (1:04)
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Woolsey: The only thing worse than force is letting Iran have a nuclear weapon

James Woolsey, former Director of the CIA, under Bill Clinton, speaking at the American Foreign Policy Council's conference on missile defense said that the wost scenario, in the event of Iran's developing nuclear weapons, would not be to use force, but would be to let Iran have a nuclear weapon. (0:26)
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