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...Bush, both support a national missile defense system; the intensity of resolve, however, is different. Gore is not necessarily prepared to step over Russian objections and violate the ABM treaty in order to implement missile defense, while Bush is reportedly willing to take whatever steps necessary in order to deploy the system. It?s not clear which position will win public support; Americans reportedly are in favor of missile defense, but almost no one seems interested in exacerbating strains between the U.S. and Russia...
...deliver either 1,650 lbs. of high explosives or a nuclear warhead a distance of 300 miles, plus as many as 28 torpedoes with similar warhead capability (although the Russians said the Kursk was carrying no nuclear weapons under an agreement with the U.S. that neither side will deploy tactical nuclear weapons...
...trying to hatch a deal similar to the one he negotiated with the U.S., Japan and South Korea that mothballed his nuclear weapons program in exchange for oil shipments and civilian nuclear reactors. If so, it might slow the U.S. rush to deploy missile defenses, at least for now. Why erect a shield if the country you're worried about isn't building the missiles? Launching North Korea's commercial satellites would be expensive, but not nearly as much as the $60 billion missile defenses could cost...
...they're uneasy about "buying off" North Korea "for something they shouldn't be doing in the first place," as one senior aide put it. And, they argue, a missile shield is still needed to protect against other rogue states like Iraq and Iran that are itching to deploy ICBMs. But it may be a decade before those countries are a threat. If North Korea abandons its program, billions wouldn't have to be spent for a shield so soon, and free launch services may prove a small price...
...Rice is even more scathing on last year's Kosovo campaign, which may exemplify what Republicans complain has been a Clinton-era habit of using the military to send messages rather than fight wars, eschewing the principle of that the U.S. should avoid military action at all costs but deploy with sufficient commitment to put victory beyond doubt once the military option is exercised. Besides wreaking havoc with morale, the partial and self-limiting use of the armed forces can undermine the deterrent power of America's military might...