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‘Prague Spring … Pyongyang Frost”: Financial Times Deutschland
Continuing with our coverage of the reaction to President Obama’s proposals on nuclear disarmament, this editorial from the Financial Times Deutschland is more amenable to the president’s proposals than Die Welt’s Ansgar Graw, but nevertheless, it warns that overcoming those who flout the rules with impunity will be a long, hard road.
The Financial Times Deutschland editorial says in part:
“In Prague, Barack Obama committed himself to a grand vision of a world without nuclear weapons. For an American President, that’s a downright revolutionary tone … with his comprehensive approach, Obama gains much of what his predecessors so spectacularly failed to achieve: the moral capital with which to pressure those who break the rules. … The trouble is, however, that the greatest threats to international security today come from actors who have long since ceased playing by the rules – and who have done so with complete impunity.”
EDITORIAL
Translated By Jonathan Lobsien
April 6, 2009
Germany – Financial Times Deutschland – Original Article (German)
Barack Obama’s disarmament initiative presents many opportunities – but North Korea promptly demonstrated its limits.
Yes, we can! Twice on Sunday, the world learned what it means to make the impossible possible.
In Prague, Barack Obama committed himself to a grand vision of a world without nuclear weapons. For an American President, that’s a downright revolutionary tone, even if Obama was equally clear that this is a project for the century. not a concrete goal for the next four years.
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One Response to “‘Prague Spring … Pyongyang Frost”: Financial Times Deutschland”
I agree that ridding the world of nuclear weapons (and securing the materials) will take a long time. It will be interesting to see how Obama goes about this and what sort of progress he can make. The lives of our children and grandchildren depend on nuclear disarmament because sooner or later some effing terrorist group will get their hands on nuclear materials and attack us. It may or may not be a traditional thermonuclear warhead and they may just hit one city but it won't be Podunk in the Middle of Nowhere. It will be a big city and cause big problems. This is one of the prime reasons why people need to support the president or offer alternative plans. Whining about a bow to some dictator king is silly and accomplishes nothing.