The United States’s persistence in seeking to develop a comprehensive missile defense system for the protection of the “homeland, deployed forces, friends, and allies” brought the issue of international cooperation to the forefront of the international agenda of many countries, including Russia. After the unilateral U.S. withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in June 2002, governments and businesses began to seek out their role in controlling proliferation risks and enhancing national and international security. […]
Memo #:
313
Series:
1
PDF:
PDF URL:
http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/ponars/pm_0313.pdf
