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The United States should set a date from which it will be both free of poverty and nuclear weapons.

From Day One, the next president should have as their highest priority getting us off our addiction to oil, coal, and nuclear power. The president needs to lead America into a new energy future and pave the way for a 21st century energy economy, one based on high-performance, low-carbon technologies like solar wind and efficiency.

The next administration should implement a universal rule for all countries that says that if a country is going to make fuel for a nuclear reactor, it must do it in an international context, to ensure that this material is not used to make weapons.

We now have a new opportunity with Iran. The next president should:

1. Open up talks with Iran WITHOUT any preconditions

2. Deal directly with the Iranian nuclear threat by proposing to create a multinational enrichment facility inside Iran that uses Iranian technology

3. Incorporate a very thorough inspection system of Iranian nuclear facilities

These initial nuclear talks allow us an opening to negotiate with the Iranians on the host of other issues that we've been neglecting

On Day One, the new president should recognize that the U.S. needs to listen and respond to the concerns of other major stakeholders in the international community. He or she should also articulate a vision that is both big and broad; for example, the next president should endorse binding commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and nuclear weapons, close Guantanamo Bay, and respond to the needs and concerns of the developing world by ending or dramatically reducing agricultural subsidies.

Get us off oil first. Get us to develop our coal bed methane resources second. Rebuild our grid (make it smarter and more efficient) and then let solar and wind play on a level field with coal and nuclear.

Eliminate all subsidies for traditional fuels (coal, oil and nuclear) and invest all energy-related funds into renewable energy resources like solar, wind and cellulosic ethanol with the goal of completely eliminating dependence on fossil fuels and nuclear power.

There are three alternative energy sources that leave no residue, are constantly renewable, and cause no problems: goethermal, wind, and solar. The others: biofuels, liberate vast amounts of carbon dioxide; nuclear, leaves toxic wastes. We need to fund massive research into the no residue energy sources, so they may be applied as widely as possible. It is also important to realize that just one energy source will no longer suffice.

I am completely against Nuclear testing. Society needs to recognize that we need to use peaceful tactics to survive.

The new president should challenge the leader of Iran to a game of volleyball. Winner take all the nuclear materials.