Bush backs missile defense while Kyoto stance splits science
President Bush urged moving ahead with missile defense despite uncertain results, while opposing Kyoto climate rules as not science based. Critics note his rhetoric shifts to fit audiences, recalling past reframing of the tax cut and energy policy.
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ABM treaty era ends as Bush rethinks defense plan
In 1972 Nixon and Brezhnev signed the ABM and SALT I pacts in Moscow. Bush now says the ABM treaty limits his missile defense goals and may be abandoned. The piece notes the treaty barred full territory defenses, allows six month withdrawal, and cites past and present defense programs from Safeguard to Star Wars.
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Experiencing Soviet Leaders Through U S Summit Moments
A compact survey of U S leaders Nixon Eisenhower Kennedy Carter and Reagan meeting Soviet leaders Khrushchev Breshnev Gorbachev Gaining insights into style mood and outcomes from these top level talks from 1959 to 1985 including the Camp David spirit the Vienna Paris and Geneva contexts and the SALT II era noted for personal rapport and political strain.
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