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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 - 01:52pm Aug 26, 2001 EST (#8157 of 8164)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

A WEEK'S NYT COVERAGE OF MISSILE DEFENSE

Rip Van Rummy Awakes By MAUREEN DOWD http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/22/opinion/22DOWD.html How can the people who were supposed to know how the world works not know anything about how the world works?

Air Force General Is Expected to Head Joint Chiefs of Staff By THE NEW YORK TIMES http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/22/politics/22CND-CHIEFS.html Gen. Richard B. Myers of the Air Force is expected to be named the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by President Bush.

Citing Drop in Surplus, Democrats Plan to Portray Bush as Reckless By RICHARD W. STEVENSON http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/21/politics/21ECON.html Democrats are stepping up attacks on President Bush's fiscal management and are seeking to blame him for the weakened economy.

Global Arms Sales Rise Again, and the U.S. Leads the Pack By THOM SHANKER http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/20/international/20ARMS.html International arms sales leapt 13 percent last year, with the United States further consolidating its stature as the largest supplier.

Making Way for Pentagon Reform http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/20/opinion/20MON1.html The resistance of hidebound military commanders and pork-addicted Congressional leaders is difficult to overcome.

The Limiting of Science Is Cutting Off Hope By ABRAHAM VERGHESE http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/19/magazine/19WWLN.html How surprising and embarrassing that the United States is slamming the door on cloning human embryonic cells.

Rice on Front Lines as Adviser to Bush By JANE PERLEZ http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/19/international/americas/19DIPL.html Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of State Colin L. Powell have played surprising, and contrasting, roles in the Bush administra

Making Rules in the World Between War and Peace By TIM WEINER http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/19/weekinreview/19WEIN.html Can a state legally destroy its enemies by any means necessary?

The Week in Review: August 12-18 http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/19/weekinreview/19P2ST.html A Visit to Moscow ---Donald H. Rumsfeld conducted his first mission to Moscow as President Bush's defense secretary, and his job was to underscore, restate and press the administration's plan to withdraw from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty and deploy defenses to knock down a handful of warheads.

rshowalter - 04:46pm Aug 26, 2001 EST (#8158 of 8164)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

Today's Putin the Power Broker by CELESTINE BOHLEN http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/26/weekinreview/26BOHL.html

is enormously better press for Putin than Muddle in Moscow http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=533129

The change represents a substantial increase in Putin's prestige, and Russia's, since mid March - just five months ago.

rshowalter - 04:47pm Aug 26, 2001 EST (#8159 of 8164)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

I've hoped that Dawn and I have had some small part in the progress -- because it is in the interest of the whole world for Russia to be stable, and in good communication with the rest of the world.

MD8067 rshowalter 8/23/01 5:41pm ... MD8068 rshowalter 8/23/01 5:42pm

At some levels, I've been speaking with confidence.

And I've been trying to establish enough credibility for more extensive checking for some while.

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