Executive Memorandum posted April 8, 1999 by Thomas Moore
White House Steps Back from National Missile Defense -- Again
The
Clinton Administration's antipathy toward anti-missile protection
for the American people apparently runs so deep that it soon may
reject the most significant national missile defense (NMD)
legislation put forth in recent years. In the face of overwhelming
public and congressional support for this legislation, however,
President Bill Clinton and his national…
Executive Memorandum posted March 1, 1999 by Thomas Moore
The Cochran-Inouye National Missile Defense Act: An Historic Opportunity
The U.S. Senate soon will have an historic
opportunity to reverse a decades-old policy of vulnerability and
move America toward protection from long-range ballistic missiles
carrying nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons. The National
Missile Defense Act of 1999 (S. 257), co-sponsored by Senators Thad
Cochran (R-MS) and Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI), would enact into…
Backgrounder posted December 14, 1998 by Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D., Thomas Moore
Beware the Clinton Trap on Missile Defense
After years of delay, it appears that President
Bill Clinton may announce a decision to deploy a limited national
missile defense, perhaps in his State of the Union message in
January. Many supporters of missile defense will be tempted to view
this as a victory. Their reason: Any defense of the American people
from long-range missiles, however limited, is better than…
Backgrounder posted April 23, 1998 by Thomas Moore
Flouting the Constitution: Clinton's New ABM Treaty Lacks Senate Consent
The Clinton Administration is quietly implementing
a package of arms control agreements that will have a profound
impact on the ability of the United States to defend itself against
ballistic missiles. In effect, these sweeping new agreements,
signed in New York on September 26, 1997, will regenerate the 1972
Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty between the United…
Backgrounder posted March 23, 1998 by Thomas Moore
Americans Still Vulnerable to Missile Attack
In
February 1998, almost seven years after a Scud missile killed 29
U.S. soldiers in Dharan, Saudi Arabia, the United States was poised
to go to war once again against Iraq--but without a missile defense
that could insure such tragedies did not recur. The Iraqi missile
that fell on Dharan in 1991 killed and wounded more U.S. soldiers
than any other episode during…
Executive Summary posted March 23, 1998 by Thomas Moore
BG1166es:15 Years and Counting: Why Americans Still are Vulnerableto Missile Attack
On
March 23, 1983, President Ronald Reagan launched the Strategic
Defense Initiative (SDI) and raised the possibility of a new
deterrence policy for the United States. Instead of deterring a
nuclear attack by the Soviet Union through the threat of nuclear
retaliation, President Reagan proposed using advanced technology to
destroy enemy missiles in flight, to "save…
Executive Memorandum posted May 12, 1997 by Thomas Moore, Baker Spring
The Senate's Right to Approve ABM Treaty Changes Must Be Upheld
The Clinton Administration recently proposed a new agreement to
replace the original partner (the defunct Soviet Union) of the
United States in the original Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty
with four successor countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, and
Ukraine. This agreement would "multilateralize" the ABM Treaty--a
substantive change that would require the…
Backgrounder posted April 23, 1997 by Thomas Moore
Six Faulty Reasons for Supporting the Chemical Weapons Convention
INTRODUCTION
This week the Senate will vote on ratification of the Chemical
Weapons Convention (CWC). The vote will be a defining moment for
this venerable institution to see if it will carry out its
constitutional role properly in safeguarding the country's
security.
The Clinton Administration, with its allies and surrogates in
the arms control community, has…
Backgrounder posted February 1, 1996 by Thomas Moore, James Phillips
Beware of Deploying U.S. Peacekeepers on the Golan Heights
Introduction
Israel long has sought a comprehensive peace with its Arab
neighbors, and has made great progress since the landmark 1991
peace conference in Madrid. It signed a peace accord with the
Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993 and concluded a peace
treaty with Jordan in 1994. But negotiations with Syria have
proceeded at a glacial pace. One of the…
Executive Memorandum posted August 1, 1995 by Thomas Moore
The Missile Defense Act of 1995: The Senate's Historic Opportunity
Americans concerned about the growing threat of ballistic
missiles can take comfort in the National Defense Authorization
Bill for Fiscal Year 1996, S. 1026, recently reported from the
Senate Armed Services Committee. Soon the full Senate will begin
consideration of S. 1026, which contains a new Missile Defense Act.
If enacted, it could infuse new life into the…