President Obama is hosting leaders from 46 countries starting Monday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C., to focus on nuclear weapons and how to keep them away from terrorists.
This is the president's effort to take global action to secure nuclear materials and prevent the spreading of nuclear technology reported CNN.
President Obama held one-on-one meetings with some of the world leaders about nuclear security, including South Africa's president and the Indian prime minister reported WCCO.
The United States is negotiating with the United Nations Security Council to take greater action against Iran's nuclear ambitions reported CNN.
"The single biggest threat to U.S. security, both short-term, medium-term and long-term, would be the possibility of a terrorist organization obtaining a nuclear weapon," said Obama reported by WCCO.
