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Russian military leaders have expressed concern about US plans for a national missile defense system. Will defense technology be limited by possibilities for a strategic imbalance? Is this just SDI all over again?

rshowalter - 09:31pm Sep 30, 2001 EST (#10038 of 10048)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

RECENT MISSILE DEFENSE ARTICLES IN THE NYT

The Modernity of Evil by MAUREEN DOWD http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/16/opinion/16DOWD.html We have been jolted by the terror inflicted by a handful of guys with box cutters and plastic knives. Can Bush, Cheney, Rummy and Condi move past the cold war attitude and Star Wars obsession that has alienated the countries we will need to help us fight an enemy too shadowy to be stopped by a shield?

Weekend of Heartache: Let Us Honor the Dead ...To the Editor:. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/16/opinion/L16TERR.html

Bush Ordered Downing of Planes That Ignored Warnings, Cheney Says by CHRISTOPHER S. WREN http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/16/national/16CND-CHENEY.html After Tuesday's attacks, President Bush told American military pilots to shoot down any planes that ignored warnings to stay clear of urban areas.

Envisioning the Future in a Fortress New York by DAVID BARSTOW http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/16/nyregion/16SECU.html In interviews this week, nine security and terrorism experts envisioned a New York City of maximum security where money was no object.

America Mourns, and Looks at the Path Ahead .... to the Editor http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/15/opinion/L15TERR.html

Russian Sympathy for America High by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Attacks-Russias-Role.html MOSCOW (AP) -- Sympathy for America is running high in Russia, where terrorism has touched the lives of thousands in recent years.

Reeling Capital Recalls Terrible Day by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Attacks-Capitals-Calamity.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the final moments of ordinary, you could see Spot run on the impossibly green lawn of the White House.

Symbols of Freedom Closed to Public by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Attacks-Capital-Security.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- Residents sought prayer and healing, even as the city's most enduring symbols of freedom were closed to the public.

b Timeline of Tuesday's Attacks By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Attacks-Timeline.html A timeline of Tuesday's attacks and the aftermath (times EDT):.

U.S Missile Cruiser Left Japan Home Port - Kyodo by REUTERS

rshowalter - 09:32pm Sep 30, 2001 EST (#10039 of 10048)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

RECENT MISSILE DEFENSE ARTICLES IN THE NYT

India, Pakistan Air Bases Crucial to Any U.S. Strike by REUTERS http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-attack-india-bases.html NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A string of air bases and airports in India and Pakistan could be used by the U.S. air force in the event airstrikes on Afghanistan are authorized.

Shield Plan Buoyed by a Bipartisan Mood by ADAM CLYMER http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/14/international/14DEFE.html The suicide attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon appear to have strengthened the prospects for President Bush's missile defense program.

An Unfathomable Attack http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/12/opinion/12WED1.html In his evening speech, George W. Bush said yesterday was a day we would never forget.

European Nations Stand With U.S., Ready to Respond by STEVEN ERLANGER' http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/12/international/europe/12WORL.html European Union foreign ministers and NATO ambassadors planned separate meetings on Wednesday to discuss what can be done.

When an Open Society Is Wielded as a Weapon Against Itself by MICHAEL R. GORDON http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/12/international/12STRA.html

The National Defense http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/12/opinion/12WED2.html As the nation assays the horrific human and physical losses of yesterday's brutally efficient terrorist attacks, it must also begin the urgent work of determining how an open and democratic society can better defend itself against a threat that conventional armies and weapons cannot defeat.

Dispatches From a Day of Terror and Shock http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/12/opinion/L12TERR.html To the Editor:.

Brazil Leftists Oppose Deal to Let U.S. Launch Satellites By LARRY ROHTER http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/12/international/americas/12BRAZ.html The left-wing nationalist groups in Brazil contend that the accord is really a Trojan horse.

New Day of Infamy By WILLIAM SAFIRE http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/12/opinion/12SAFI.html What well-financed terrorist organization, under what country's secret protection, slaughtered so many Americans?

A Different World By ANTHONY LEWIS http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/12/opinion/12LEWI.html The world's cooperation is essential if the authors of this attack are to be found and destroyed.

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