Raphael Lu
President of China to Attend Anti-nuclear Summit
After the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the different countries of the world were shocked by the destruction two small bombs could make. Fearing another catastrophic event, 47 countries will come together to discuss the ban of nuclear weaponry. Freshman Chris Yeh believes a reason this summit is being held is because we are “start[ing] to realize that the world doesn’t really need so many weapons of mass destruction.”
On Apr. 12 to Apr. 13, President of The People’s Republic of China Hu Jintao, will attend this nonproliferation summit in Washington. With his attendance Obama hopes to pressure North Korea and Iran into stopping nuclear activities as well. Freshman Catherine Su believes that “it won’t immediate stop nuclear warfare but its a step in the right direction,” however, freshmen Rochelle Lai states the effectiveness of the meeting “depends how the [summit] turns out...[and] how Obama presents himself and the matter.”
During the meeting Obama will meet in general with all the nations but plan to have individual talks with the countries that currently have nuclear weapons. The main countries Obama plans to focus on are China, India, Pakistan, and possibly Israel. At the summit Obama will also hold bilateral meetings with Armenia, China, Germany, India, Jordan, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Africa, and Kazakhstan. Some of the other attending countries include Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United Arab Emirates. This summit will be one of the largest held in history.
Summit of Nuclear Freedom
Weapon of Mass Destruction: Slowly Fading?
President of China to Attend Anti-nuclear Summit
After the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the different countries of the world were shocked by the destruction two small bombs could make. Fearing another catastrophic event, 47 countries will come together to discuss the ban of nuclear weaponry. Freshman Chris Yeh believes a reason this summit is being held is because we are “start[ing] to realize that the world doesn’t really need so many weapons of mass destruction.”
On Apr. 12 to Apr. 13, President of The People’s Republic of China Hu Jintao, will attend this nonproliferation summit in Washington. With his attendance Obama hopes to pressure North Korea and Iran into stopping nuclear activities as well. Freshman Catherine Su believes that “it won’t immediate stop nuclear warfare but its a step in the right direction,” however, freshmen Rochelle Lai states the effectiveness of the meeting “depends how the [summit] turns out...[and] how Obama presents himself and the matter.”
During the meeting Obama will meet in general with all the nations but plan to have individual talks with the countries that currently have nuclear weapons. The main countries Obama plans to focus on are China, India, Pakistan, and possibly Israel. At the summit Obama will also hold bilateral meetings with Armenia, China, Germany, India, Jordan, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Africa, and Kazakhstan. Some of the other attending countries include Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United Arab Emirates. This summit will be one of the largest held in history.
Summit of Nuclear Freedom
Weapon of Mass Destruction: Slowly Fading?