President Obama has recently abandoned the Pentagon's plans to build a missile defence system in Europe.
A meeting of the UN Security Council, also chaired by Obama, called for nuclear disarmament; with concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
However Iran's nuclear programme still has a long way to go if it is to get anywhere near those of America or Russia.
Despite calling for nuclear disarmament, America has only got rid of 1,000 nucelar warheads in the last decade, compared to Russia which has scrapped 9,000.
According to the BBC, America still has thousands more strategic missiles than the former Soviet Union and nowhere near as many awaiting dismantling.
At this rate Russia will easily be the first out of the two countries to cut their warhead levels down to 1,700 within seven years of a new nuclear treaty.
At least they are cutting down though.
Despite having nowhere near the levels of the Americans or Russians, Britain is the only country in the Western World to have increased its nuclear arsenal since 2000.
So when Gordon Brown says that he's willing to remove one of Britain's trident submarines, it is easy to understand why the reaction is not jubilant.
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