Biggest US Nuclear Bomb Dismantled in Texas The last of the nation's biggest...

Biggest US Nuclear Bomb Dismantled in Texas

The last of the nation's biggest nuclear bombs, a Cold War relic 600 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, was dismantled Tuesday in what one energy official called a milestone in President Barack Obama's mission to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

http://www.military.com/news/article/biggest-us-nuclear-bomb-dismantled-in-texas.html?ESRC=eb.nl

US Congress agrees last-minute budget deal Republicans and Democrats have ...

US Congress agrees last-minute budget deal

Republicans and Democrats have reached a deal on the US budget, an hour before a deadline that would have forced the government to close many services.

They have passed a stop-gap spending bill which will allow the government to keep running while the wider budget plan is finalised.

The parties have agreed to slash about $38bn (£23bn) from spending for the year until 30 September.

President Barack Obama said the cuts would be difficult but necessary.

"Some of the cuts we agreed to will be painful," he said.

"Programmes people rely on will be cut back. Needed infrastructure projects will be delayed. And I would not have made these cuts in better circumstances."

He said it was the "the biggest annual spending cut in history".

Mr Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to reinforce his message, saying that "beginning to live within our means is the only way to protect the investments that will help America compete for new jobs".

The BBC's Mark Mardell in Washington says Mr Obama has put a gloss on the measures, but they are a victory for the Republicans.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13022575

Obama trying to limit military involvement in Libya President Barack Obama i...

Obama trying to limit military involvement in Libya

President Barack Obama is trying to limit the United States' role in enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya to support aircraft only and is very reluctant to commit any offensive U.S. firepower, a senior U.S. official familiar with the military planning discussions said Friday.

"He is very sensitive that this not be a U.S. operation. We are part of it. And of course, we by nature of our superior capabilities have a lead and leadership role to play.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/18/obama.no.fly/?hpt=T1

Obama’s Military Intervention Doctrine Tested A month shy of his election i...

Obama’s Military Intervention Doctrine Tested

A month shy of his election in 2008, presidential candidate Barack Obama outlined a doctrine for American military force that included crises in which the United States has a "moral obligation" to intervene. As commander in chief, he soon will have to decide whether Libya fits the bill.

Obama is facing the sternest test yet of his philosophy of humanitarian intervention, which he has described as an imperative to prevent atrocities against civilians.

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's brutal suppression of protests and crackdown on opponents to his 42-year rule may fall short of Obama's criteria for military action, but the president's most senior advisers are to meet Wednesday to outline what steps are realistic and possible to pressure Gadhafi to halt the violence and give up power.

http://www.military.com/news/article/obamas-military-intervention-doctrine-tested.html?ESRC=eb.nl

Great expectations: Obama's visit to India In the U...

Great expectations: Obama's visit to India

In the United States, if you are willing to make the effort and not just think about short-term gain, it should be possible for you to achieve dreams that you may never imagine possible in other places.This is what Barack Obama said at one of his recent campaign outings. As this event was at the home of a wealthy Indian American couple in Rockville, Maryland, he hit upon an Indian flavour for effect, remarking: “There’s no caste system in the United States of America. Anybody who is willing to make the effort can succeed.”Those are just the words that every hard-working Indian professional across America wants to hear while praying for his/her visa extension or patiently awaiting their turn in a long, interminable queue for that increasingly elusive object — the green card.

http://expressbuzz.com/magazine/great-expectations-obamas-visit-to-india/218762.html

Obama vows to reduce nuclear weapons US President Barack Obama has pled...

Obama vows to reduce nuclear weapons

US President Barack Obama has pledged to cut the number and role of nuclear weapons in America's national security strategy.

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