Two days before signing a milestone arms...
to avert potential strikes from Iran.In a move, clearly aimed at encouraging new and potential members of the nuclear club, Obama promised that the United States "will not use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear weapons states that are party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and in compliance with their nuclear nonproliferation obligations."
But he had a tough message to violators of the NPT pact. "Those nations that fail to meet their obligations will therefore find themselves more isolated, and will recognize that the pursuit of nuclear weapons will not make them more secure," he said.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates later specified the target of Obama"s warning.
"The NPT has a very strong message for both Iran and North Korea," he said at a news conference. " We essentially carve out states like Iran and North Korea, that are not in compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and basically all options
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