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...systems, or else back out of the treaty. But the Russians warn that scrapping the treaty - which is based on the logic that defense systems diminish one side's fear of retaliation for launching a nuclear attack and therefore force the other side to deploy even more warheads to overwhelm such defenses - would void all other arms-control agreements between the two sides...
...regime. Some of Washington's key European allies used President Clinton's valedictory tour this week to echo Russia's warning that building a missile-defense system without Moscow's consent may compel Moscow and possibly Beijing, too, to deploy more missiles in order to achieve the capacity to overwhelm a U.S. interceptor system, therefore maintaining the deterrent value of their own arsenals. Although President Clinton is committed to making a decision this summer over whether to proceed with building the initial phase of the system, he may be tempted to use the system's patchy performance in prototype testing...
...Young people can bitch and moan and complain about politics," he said. "But if you don't get involved, the senior citizen lobby will overwhelm your generation...
...fact, there is concern that the new, more powerful booster--which will shake the kill vehicle 10 times as hard as the test booster now being used--could damage its own optics or electronics and render "the interceptor impotent," the CBO said last week. Critics say foes could overwhelm the system with cheap decoys. They note that it will do nothing to keep terrorists from smuggling a weapon into the U.S. Clinton has said he will decide by fall whether or not to build such a system, based on the threat, the cost and effectiveness of such a shield...
...relief as the completed forms pile up; despite concerted and expensive efforts to increase returns, controversy over the questionnaire's so-called "invasive" nature had sparked concerns that this year's return rate would plummet. It's a welcome sign that ill-conceived paranoia is not strong enough to overwhelm even a long-dormant sense of civic duty...