2016 Nuclear Security Summit in Chicago? Obama may have said so

SHARE 2016 Nuclear Security Summit in Chicago? Obama may have said so

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — President Barack Obama says world leaders will convene in his hometown of Chicago in 2016 for the next Nuclear Security Summit.

Obama appeared to announce that he would host the next gathering at Tuesday’s closing of this year’s summit in the Netherlands. But there was confusion, since Obama later said the event would be in D.C. The White House later said not site had been picked.

He’s praising new commitments made at the summit by Japan, Italy and Belgium to reduce their stocks of nuclearmaterials.

Obama launched the nuclear summit series in 2010 in an attempt to secure materials and keep them out of the hands of terrorists. Since then, the number of countries that have enough material to build a nuclear weapon has fallen from 39 to 25.

Obama says the next summit will be a “transition” summit where heads of state will look to hand over responsibility for nuclear security to their ministers.

MORE: Despite Obama remark, no city picked

The Latest
The man was found unresponsive in an alley in the 10700 block of South Lowe Avenue, police said.
The man suffered head trauma and was pronounced dead at University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.
Another federal judge in Chicago who also has dismissed gun cases based on the same Supreme Court ruling says the high court’s decision in what’s known as the Bruen case will “inevitably lead to more gun violence, more dead citizens and more devastated communities.”
Women make up just 10% of those in careers such as green infrastructure and clean and renewable energy, a leader from Openlands writes. Apprenticeships and other training opportunities are some of the ways to get more women into this growing job sector.
Chatterbox doesn’t seem aware that it’s courteous to ask questions, seek others’ opinions.