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Ananova. 11 December 2001. US to withdraw from 1972 missile treaty. George Bush is to give Russia notice that the United States are to withdraw from the 1972 nuclear treaty. The treaty bans testing of missile defence systems. Bush will announce the decision in the next few days, invoking a clause that requires the US and Russia to give six months' notice before abandoning the pact. It is seen as the first step by Bush towards deploying an anti-missile system that he says will protect the US and its allies from missiles fired by rogue nations. Bush has said the September 11 terrorist attacks heightened the need for such a system. Russia and many US allies have warned Bush that withdrawing from the pact might trigger a nuclear arms race. Bush defended his position during a national security speech at a military academy in North Carolina. "Last week we conducted another promising test of our missile defence technology," he said. "For the good of peace [!], we're moving forward with an active programme to determine what works and what does not work. "In order to do so, we must move beyond the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, a treaty that was written in a different era, for a different enemy." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
