The campaign to reach “global zero” — the elimination of all nuclear weapons worldwide — has become a cause celebre among an array of retired statesmen, as well as an important policy priority of President Obama himself. But this effort is handicapped by its adoption of several seriously wrong-headed assumptions, positions and ideas that U.S. media outlets have tended to swallow without careful scrutiny.
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China to sell Pakistan six subs
Taiwan officials to travel to mainland for meeting;
Chinese defense spending continues to surge
Syria rebels want new arms;
Turkey's economy takes a hit as GUL approves Internet law;
UN condemns Egyptian militants threat to tourists;
Three journalists to be tried in Egypt's criminal court;
Libyan militias threaten government
UN probes Myanmar's sectarian violence;
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Australia, India approach uranium export deal;
Taliban killings suspend Pakistan talks