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On the recordMarch 17, 1999
the Bush administration was close to changing the ABM Treaty pursuant to negotiations with Russia to deploy a limited NMD. I draw that to my colleague's attention. When the Clinton administration came in, it terminated these talks in 1993 and, indeed, downplayed significantly the need for an NMD system.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing the history of the ABM Treaty and missile defense negotiations.

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