Obama: Nuclear summit brought opportunity to strategize against ISIS

President Obama touted this week’s Nuclear Security Summit in his weekly address and said it gave visiting countries a chance to focus on the fight against terrorist groups like the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS).

The terrorist group “requires even more cooperation to prevent the flow of foreign terrorist fighters and sharing even more information and intelligence,” the president said.

{mosads}“That’s why I invited all the nations represented at this summit to join us in a broader discussion among our intelligence and security services on how we can improve information sharing to prevent terrorist attacks. 

Obama also said the summit’s goal of reducing the world’s nuclear materials is especially important in light of the rise of terrorist networks that would use them given the chance.

“Working with other nations, we have removed or secured enough nuclear material for more than 150 nuclear weapons — material that will now never fall into the hands of terrorists.” 

Obama said even though ISIS is “lashing out” outside of the Middle East in places like Brussels, it continues to lose ground, revenues and leaders.

“This continues to be a difficult fight.  But every day, our dedicated professionals — military, diplomatic, intelligence, counterterrorism, homeland security, law enforcement, nuclear experts — are working to protect us,” Obama said.