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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 - 05:13pm Sep 16, 2001 EST (#9194 of 9204)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

A WEEK'S NYT COVERAGE OF MISSILE DEFENSE

The Modernity of Evil by MAUREEN DOWD http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/16/opinion/16DOWD.html

We're all burning with patriotism and pride and sorrow and anger. But beneath our determination to get through this, we're afraid . . . . President Bush says we are in the first war of the 21st century. Until this point, he has inflexibly pushed his tax cut, the energy plan and missile defense, even when it was clear that they did not suit the times. . . . . We will soon see whether this shattering crisis will make him more supple, complex and clever. Can he, 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? . . . . Mr. Bush has promised nothing short of wiping out terrorism. But first the young president, who often seems trapped in the past, must come to grips with the modernity of evil.

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

The Suffering Find Their Champions, and They Are Not All Gandhis by RICHARD RHODES http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/23/magazine/23TERROR.1.html "Since the end of the cold war, we have been retreating into isolation again, doubting diplomacy, dodging treaties, abandoning Africa, fantasizing a missile shield, dismissing the Middle East. Neighbors got together with neighbors after Pearl Harbor and again after the terror attacks. The piracy of terrorism must certainly be outlawed, but against the murderous altruism of surprise attacks by suicide squads the only long-term resolution is the affirming altruism of international community."

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 shield proposals.

Outpouring of Grief and Sympathy for Americans in Europe and Elsewhere by WARREN HOGE http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/14/international/14EURO.html Citizens, heads of government, royalty and critics unaccustomed to confiding sentiments of similarity with Americans are expressing condolences.

British Conservatives Choose 'Euroskeptic' Leader; Facing Fractious Party by WARREN HOGE http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/14/international/europe/14BRIT.html The Conservatives have chosen as their new leader Iain Duncan Smith, a former military man known for his opposition to Britain's participation in the EU.

Powell Says It Clearly: No Middle Ground on Terrorism by JANE PERLEZ http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/13/international/13DIPL.html The secretary of state marshaled a broad diplomatic effort, sending stern messages to other countries that they can no longer remain neutral in the fight against terrorism.

Tories Choose a New Leader Fiercely Opposed to Europe by WARREN HOGE http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/13/international/europe/13CND-BRIT.html

For First Time, NATO Invokes Pact With U.S. By SUZANNE DALEY http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/13/international/europe/13EURO.html A NATO statement strongly suggested that the U.S. would have the support of the allies if it takes military action against those responsible for attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

A Pause to Ponder Washington's Tough Talk By SUZANNE DALEY http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/16/international/16EURO.html RUSSELS, Sept. 15 — After offering expressions of support immediately following this week's attacks on the United States, European allies are showing signs of backpedaling.

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