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A New Thrust against Nuclear Weapons
In another departure from the policies of George W. Bush, President Obama has put a ban on nuclear weapons back on the agenda for the US and for the United Nations. We hear about today's unanimous resolution by the UN Security Council. Will its provisions be verifiable? Will it make the world safer? Also, Ted Kennedy last wish granted as a temporary senator is named for Massachusetts, and a hoard of gold and silver that goes back to the days of Beowulf in 7th Century England.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenIn another departure from the policies of George W. Bush, President Barack Obama has put a ban on nuclear weapons back on the agenda for the United States and the United Nations. We hear about today's unanimous resolution by the UN Security Council. Will its provisions be verifiable? Will it make the world safer? Also, Ted Kennedy last wish granted as a temporary senator is named for Massachusetts, and an amateur treasure hunter's dream has been realized in England: 1500 pieces of gold and silver that could change modern ideas about the Dark Ages.
Banner image: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (2nd R) speaks as US President Barack Obama (R), US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice (C), and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2nd L) and British Prime Minister Grodon Brown listen during today's Security Council meeting. Photo: Hiroko Masuike/Getty Images
