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At least nine nations are believed to have nuclear weapons – the United States, Russia, England, France, China, Pakistan, India, North Korea and Israel. Other nations may have nuclear weapons or are working towards them, most notably Iran. At the height of the Cold War in 1985, there were believed to be 65,000 nuclear weapons in the world. As a result of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and unilateral decisions by some countries, this number has been reduced to about 20,000.
U.S. President Barack Obama talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a phone call in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington (REUTERS/Pete Souza/The White House/Handout).
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15-Minute Phone Call Cause for Hope in U.S.-Iran Relations
October 2, 2013, Bessma Momani
Bessma Momani discusses the phone call between U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, which she says represents a remarkable opportunity to end long-standing hostility.
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Interview | The World
September 16, 2013, Suzanne Maloney
In the News
[Obama] clearly would like to do something more on arms control, so one question is, are the Russians prepared to respond to the proposals that he made in Berlin in June for reducing the new START limits by a third? July 21, 2013, Steven Pifer, AFP
[Obama] clearly would like to do something more on arms control, so one question is, are the Russians prepared to respond to the proposals that he made in Berlin in June for reducing the new START limits by a third?
[Hassan Rohani] won in the first round and he ran on a moderate platform of ending Iran's isolation. Therefore, he's in a position to advance a different approach. But we need to give him time and space to be able to do that and the problem is that the nuclear clock is ticking. There isn't a lot of time. June 19, 2013, Martin S. Indyk, National Public Radio
[Hassan Rohani] won in the first round and he ran on a moderate platform of ending Iran's isolation. Therefore, he's in a position to advance a different approach. But we need to give him time and space to be able to do that and the problem is that the nuclear clock is ticking. There isn't a lot of time.
[Kim Jong Un] is trying to show that he has a strategic mind, that the military stands behind him and that no one stands against him. April 13, 2013, Kongdan Oh, Washington Post
[Kim Jong Un] is trying to show that he has a strategic mind, that the military stands behind him and that no one stands against him.
Interview | WKAR
March 20, 2013, Steven Pifer
[U.S. support for a U.N. inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea could prompt other nations] especially those on the fence, to come forward in support of the initiative. February 20, 2013, Roberta Cohen, Washington Post
[U.S. support for a U.N. inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea could prompt other nations] especially those on the fence, to come forward in support of the initiative.
These [ground-based missile] interceptors in Alaska and California are believed to have some capability against a rudimentary intercontinental ballistic missile warhead of the kind that you would expect North Korea to have initially. But how good they would actually be, we don’t know. But there is some capability to protect America already deployed. February 14, 2013, Steven Pifer, Voice of America
These [ground-based missile] interceptors in Alaska and California are believed to have some capability against a rudimentary intercontinental ballistic missile warhead of the kind that you would expect North Korea to have initially. But how good they would actually be, we don’t know. But there is some capability to protect America already deployed.
Expert Q & A | Richard C. Bush III and Jonathan D. Pollack
February 14, 2013, Richard C. Bush III and Jonathan D. Pollack
Expert Q & A | Steven Pifer
February 13, 2013, Steven Pifer
Interview | United States Institute of Peace
February 4, 2013, Bruce Riedel
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