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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 - 09:30pm Sep 30, 2001 EST (#10036 of 10048)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

RECENT MISSILE DEFENSE ARTICLES IN THE NYT

Schröder Urges Milder View of Moscow Role in Chechnya by STEVEN ERLANGER http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/26/international/europe/26PUTI.html Western nations today gave a first indication of the price they may be ready to pay for Russian support in the fight against terrorism as Gerhard Schröder, the German chancellor, said the world should moderate its view of Moscow's actions in Chechnya.

Senate Backs Plan to Close Military Bases by ADAM CLYMER http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/26/national/26BASE.html Under the base-closing procedure, which has been used several times in recent years, a commission proposes closings and Congress votes up or down on the entire package without amendments.

The Awakened Giant: How Will It Strike Back? To the Editor:. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/24/opinion/L24TERR.html

From Many Voices, One Battle Strategy by THE NEW YORK TIMES http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/23/national/23ADVI.html President Bush's new strategy to combat terrorism springs from the distillation of seven days of intense exchanges among his advisors.

Beneficiaries of the Military Buildup Await Their Orders By JAMES DAO http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/22/business/22DEFE.html Scores of military contractors could be among the corporate beneficiaries of the devastating attacks of Sept. 11.

Bush Rallies America: Ovations and Doubts ... To the Editor:. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/22/opinion/L22TERR.html

Justice Warns of Other Terror Plots by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Terrorist-Attacks.html President Bush plans to push for sweeping changes in airport security, including armed officers on almost every flight, as the Justice Department warns that terrorists may be plotting more destruction.

U.S. to Brief NATO Defense Ministers by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Attacks-NATO.html The American message to its NATO allies is that much remains unknown about those who orchestrated the attacks on the United States and the response at this stage isn't primarily a military one, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.

Democrats in Senate Back Down on Missile Shield Issue by ADAM CLYMER http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/22/international/22MISS.html Senate Democrats backed down today on missile defense, agreeing to restore the $1.3 billion in spending.

Bush Orders Heavy Bombers Near Afghans by DAVID E. SANGER http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/20/international/20CAPI.html President Bush ordered heavy bombers and other aircraft to within easy striking distance of Afghanistan.

rshowalter - 09:31pm Sep 30, 2001 EST (#10037 of 10048)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

RECENT MISSILE DEFENSE ARTICLES IN THE NYT

Readers' Comments http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/20/national/20WEB-LETT.html

The War on Terror Is Not New by NIALL FERGUSON http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/20/opinion/20FERG.html Several European nations are increasingly apprehensive about offering the United States unconditional support for a war on terrorism.

Politics Is Adjourned http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/20/opinion/20THU1.html On Capitol Hill, narrow partisan considerations should be sidelined, but basic principles, such as fairness in the way sacrifice is demanded.

Old Ruses, New Barbarians http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/19/opinion/19DOWD.html by MAUREEN DOWD What's the sense of rushing to create a $60 billion defense shield to protect against a Trojan horse?

Old Rivals, but One Voice in Request for Help http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/19/nyregion/19MONE.html by DAVID BARSTOW Last Wednesday, not 36 hours after the attack on the World Trade Center, aides to New York's two senators were briefed for the first time on President Bush's plan to seek $20 billion in emergency disaster relief and military spending.

Democrats in Senate Budge on Missile Defense Money by JAMES DAO http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/19/national/19MISS.html A budget provision to restrict spending on missile defense was withdrawn in an effort to avoid a partisan debate.

Scarcity of Afghan Targets Leads U.S. to Revise Strategy by THE NEW YORK TIMES http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/19/international/asia/19MILI.html The Pentagon is developing a more unconventional type of military campaign emphasizing special operations.

World Leaders List Conditions on Cooperation by PATRICK E. TYLER and JANE PERLEZ http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/19/international/19DIPL.html After a week of unconditional support from abroad, the Bush administration confronted its first significant difficulties today in building a broad international coalition to support using military power and other means against a still-faceless terror network rooted in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

Selections From the U.S. Attacked Forum http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/19/national/ATTFORUM.html

Of Human Missiles by WILLIAM SAFIRE http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/17/opinion/17SAFI.html A powerful weapon of radical Islam is its ability to erase from the brains of recruits the basic will to live.

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