NP - ABM Violation

[David Morris]

http://www.smirkingchimp.com/article.php?sid=2376&mode=thread&order=0

USA warns Russia: ABM treaty will be violated within a matter of months
By Elaine Monaghan, Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has told Russia and its allies that 
it expects its development of a missile defense will conflict with a Cold 
War-era treaty in months, not years, documents obtained by Reuters showed.

At the Pentagon, an official said on Wednesday that U.S. defense officials 
would outline a missile defense plan on Thursday that would propose breaking 
ground at a test site in Alaska next month.

Washington has told Russia that it plans to violate the 1972 Anti-ballistic 
Missile Treaty, according to the documents, which were sent out as guidance 
to U.S. embassies a week ago.

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