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In an age when many national leaders seem determined to make decisions unilaterally -- without taking the time to consider the ramifications of their actions -- a wind of change has blown across Uganda.

According to CNN, when Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left Uganda without striking a deal on the African nation's oil, President Yoweri Museveni cut-off Iran’s visiting diplomat by stating to the press quite bluntly: “We have not concluded anything on oil.”

Ahmadinejad arrived in Uganda on Friday to seek support for his country's controversial nuclear program. But Uganda’s leader countered with his own thoughts. “Nuclear weapons are dangerous for humanity,” President Museveni stated, “even more dangerous than all the other previous weapon systems. We should work for a nuclear weapons-free world.”

The United States and its allies fear Iran is trying to build a nuclear bomb -- despite Tehran's repeated denial that it was following such a path. Museveni has recently sought guidance from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Iranian Foreign Minister Manounchehr Mottaki “to hear from them why they are in dispute over nuclear use,” he said.

“Now I'm going to engage the United States to hear their version, then come back to and consult with our African brothers whom I represent on the U.N. Security Council,” President Museveni said. Uganda is a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council.