President Obama reveals his real security fear - home grown terrorism. Looks like the Russian card is played only to justify military budget spending.
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What worries Obama: President admits he is more scared of a rogue nuke going off in Manhattan than Russian attack
• Obama says he is 'much more concerned when it comes to our security with the prospect of a nuclear weapon going off in Manhattan'
• Obama's remarks were made during international Nuclear Security Summit
• Thirty-five countries pledged Tuesday to turn guidelines on nuclear security into national laws
By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter
President Barack Obama dismissed the idea of Russia as a threat -- and said his bigger fear is a nuclear weapon in Manhattan.
Obama made the remarks while speaking at the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague.
'Russia’s actions are a problem,' he said. 'They don’t pose the No. 1 national security threat to the United States. I continue to be much more concerned when it comes to our security with the prospect of a nuclear weapon going off in Manhattan.'
Obama then continued, speaking about efforts to eliminate that threat 'in a consistent way.'
'[...] Which is part of the reason why the United States, showing its continued international leadership, has organized a form over the last several years that’s been able to help eliminate that threat in a consistent way,' he said.
The remarks were made in response to a reporter who asked if Mitt Romney's 2012 concerns about Russia's geopolitical power were valid.
Obama seemed to dismiss the idea, and said that Russia was merely a 'regional power.'
'Russia is a regional power that is threatening some of its immediate neighbors — not out of strength, but out of weakness,' he said.
The full report can be found here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...a-Im-worried-nuke-going-Manhattan-Russia.html
Cheers!
What worries Obama: President admits he is more scared of a rogue nuke going off in Manhattan than Russian attack
• Obama says he is 'much more concerned when it comes to our security with the prospect of a nuclear weapon going off in Manhattan'
• Obama's remarks were made during international Nuclear Security Summit
• Thirty-five countries pledged Tuesday to turn guidelines on nuclear security into national laws
By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter
President Barack Obama dismissed the idea of Russia as a threat -- and said his bigger fear is a nuclear weapon in Manhattan.
Obama made the remarks while speaking at the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague.
'Russia’s actions are a problem,' he said. 'They don’t pose the No. 1 national security threat to the United States. I continue to be much more concerned when it comes to our security with the prospect of a nuclear weapon going off in Manhattan.'
Obama then continued, speaking about efforts to eliminate that threat 'in a consistent way.'
'[...] Which is part of the reason why the United States, showing its continued international leadership, has organized a form over the last several years that’s been able to help eliminate that threat in a consistent way,' he said.
The remarks were made in response to a reporter who asked if Mitt Romney's 2012 concerns about Russia's geopolitical power were valid.
Obama seemed to dismiss the idea, and said that Russia was merely a 'regional power.'
'Russia is a regional power that is threatening some of its immediate neighbors — not out of strength, but out of weakness,' he said.
The full report can be found here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...a-Im-worried-nuke-going-Manhattan-Russia.html
