Bush Administration stresses commitment to missile defense

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National ballistic missile defense remains a priority of the Bush Administration, echoing its election year promises. Incoming Defense Sec. Donald H. Rumsfeld 's confirmation hearings testimony derided Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972 as 'ancient history".

Analysis, Political aspects, Bush, George W., Ballistic missile defenses, Nuclear arms control, Rumsfeld, Donald H.

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Mixed results in U.S. TMD tests

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The theater missile defense system called Navy Upper Tier or Navy Theater Wide, designed to down medium-range ballistic missiles and cruise missiles at low altitudes, scored two hits and one miss in July 2000 exercises.

Testing, Antimissile missiles, Tactical nuclear weapons, Navy Upper Tier (Weapons system)

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U.S. remains world's top arms supplier

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US arms sales totalled $114 billion of the worldwide $265 billion during 1992-1999, more than twice second-place France's $41 billion. In 1999 alone, US sales topped $30 billion.

Reports, Defense industry, Arms control, Weapons industry, Congressional Research Service

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