Obama: Vast parts of the world off-limits for nukes
President Barack Obama said Friday that global efforts to improve nuclear security have removed from circulation material equivalent to 150 nuclear weapons, safeguarding it from extremists.
"That's material that will never fall into the hands of terrorists," Obama said at a news conference at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington.
Non-proliferation efforts mean the entire continent of South America is free of nuclear materials. If Poland and Indonesia meet commitments this year, Central Europe and Southeast Asia will follow suit, he said.
"As terrorists and criminal gangs and arms merchants look around for deadly ingredients for a nuclear device, vast regions of the world are now off-limits, and that's a remarkable achievement," Obama said, admitting that much work remains.
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