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...President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that if the U.S. goes ahead and builds the system without agreement from Russia, his response will simply be to add to the number of nuclear warheads atop each missile in order to ensure Russia's ability to overwhelm a missile shield...
...What about the Europeans? They appeared for the most part to agree with President Bush that a new strategic framework was necessary for a post-Cold War world, but their emphasis appeared to be on a new set of treaties rather than on a defensive missile shield...
...good impression this week on his first presidential tour of Europe, and no wonder. "This is the biggest trip of his life," an adviser says, his chance to look a Russian President in the eye, his chance to persuade the allies that he isn't the arrogant, missile shield-obsessed, execution-happy global warmer that so many Europeans take...
When the Bush team took power, so intense was the desire for a missile shield that the only question seemed to be, Should we tear up the ABM treaty now or wait and do it in Putin's face? Five months later, officials gush about how "constructive" Putin has been on missile defense. As Europe's opposition stiffened, a meeting with Putin became a priority. "There was nothing to be gained by keeping Russia at a distance," says an aide. "We're more likely to work out our differences if we build up a decent relationship...
...unpaid member of the 18-person Defense Policy Board, to board chairman. That will give him a Pentagon office in the gilt-edged E-ring, one floor away from Rumsfeld and better able to catch his ear should Perle find the Pentagon underfunded or slow in building a missile shield. So far, he has been uncharacteristically sunny. Says he: "Personally, I haven't seen anything to criticize...