Surprise over today's announcement by the Nobel Committee in Oslo that it had awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama less than a year into his presidency quickly gave way to an acknowledgement of his transformative agenda. The committee's citation included a prominent mention of President Obama's endorsement of the worldwide effort to eliminate nuclear weapons. “President Obama's drive for the peace and security of a world free of nuclear weapons was a major factor in the committee's decision," says Ploughshares Fund President Joe Cirincione.
October 9, 2009 - By Deborah Bain