For more on the positions of the Presidential candidates, see Obama vs. McCain: A Side-By-Side Comparison on Arms Control, produced by the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation.
Download both the Center for Arms Control's Side-By-Side Comparison of Obama and McCain on Arms Control and the Center's Memorandum to McCain and Obama outlining a new Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Agenda.
Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama declared support for a nuclear weapons free world in his foreign policy speech in Berlin, July 24. “This is the moment when we must renew the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. . . . It is time to secure all loose nuclear materials; to stop the spread of nuclear weapons; and to reduce the arsenals from another era. This is the moment to begin the work of seeking the peace of a world without nuclear weapons."
Download the full transcript of Obama's Speech in Berlin below as reported in the New York Times.
Senator and Presidential candidate John McCain outlined his positions regarding nuclear weapons on May 27 in a speech at the University of Denver, including this: "A quarter of a century ago, President Ronald Reagan declared, 'our dream is to see the day when nuclear weapons will be banished from the face of the Earth.' That is my dream, too."
Download full transcript Of McCain's remarks below as reported in the Washington Post.