ANSWERS: RUSSIANS WILL RENEGOTIATE THE ABM TREATY

RUSSIANS ARE MELLOWING ON ABM TREATY RENEGOTIATIONS

Andrea Stone February 7, 2000, USA TODAY SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 11A HEADLINE: Idea: Share shield technology with Russia // ACS-LN-02-10-00

Until this week, Russia strongly opposed scrapping the terms of the treaty. Speaking at the conference here, Col. Gen. Leonid Ivashov of the Russian military general staff said the United States had overstated the threat from rogue nations. He said his country considered the system to be "primarily aimed against Russian and Chinese missiles."

That hard-line view differed from one taken last week by Russian acting President Vladimir Putin during Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's visit to Moscow. A senior administration official said Putin took a "calmer, more open" approach in private talks, acknowledging that a rogue missile threat did exist and discussing it "in a very reasonable way."

RUSSIANS HAVE SHOWN A WILLINGNESS TO RENEGOTIATE THE ABM TREATY

TERENCE HUNT; Associated Press The Buffalo News June 21, 1999, SECTION: NEWS, Pg. 1A HEADLINE: YELTSIN AGREES TO CONSIDER REVISING '72 MISSILE TREATY // lnu-acs

The two presidents agreed to hold U.S.-Russian talks in the fall on deeper cuts in nuclear arms and on possibly reopening the 1972 missile treaty, Berger said.

"This is very significant," he said, "because for the first time the Russians have agreed to discuss changes in the . . . treaty that may be necessitated by a national missile defense system, were we to decide to deploy one."

RUSSIA WILL AGREE TO RENEGOTIATE THE ABM TREATY WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE

ELIZABETH BECKER and ERIC SCHMITT, The New York Times, January 20, 2000, SECTION: Section A; Page 17HEADLINE: Delay Sought in Decision on Missile Defense // acs-ln 1-24-2000

State Department officials have expressed confidence to their European colleagues that Russia will agree to enough alterations to avoid such a showdown.

WE CAN REACH A BARGAIN WITH RUSSIA WHICH INCLUDES ABM RENEGOTIATION, LARGE CUTS IN NUCLEAR ARMS, AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION

Sam Nunn, a former US senator from Georgia. Brent Scowcroft, former national security adviser to presidents. Arnold Kanter is a senior fellow at The Forum for International Policy; The Boston Globe, September 13, 1999, Pg. A13 HEADLINE: A deal with Russia on arms control? // ln-10/99-acs

At the same time, and as important and valid as these arguments are, we should not depend on them to successfully persuade Moscow. They will need to be supplemented with proposals on both START and missile defenses that appeal to Russian incentives while advancing our interests. The core elements of a possible bargain are additional cuts in strategic forces, ABM treaty amendments to permit deployment of limited missile defenses, and real rather than merely rhetorical offers of technology cooperation.

RUSSIA HAS STRONG MOTIVATION TO COOPERATE WITH THE USA IN ABM RENEGOTIATION TALKS

- Third, they have a strong political interest in reaching an agreement with the United States, not only because they have a stake in good relations with us, but also because they are far better off if they are seen to be players rather than isolated and ignored.

RUSSIA WILL GET OVER ITS RESISTANCE TO NMD

PAUL MANN February 26, 2001 Aviation Week & Space Technology SECTION: WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS; Vol. 154, No. 9; Pg. 28 HEADLINE: WMD Cleanup Funds Sought //VT2002acsln

Although some of these differences have been touted in the past as make-or-break issues for bilateral relations, no major permanent rupture has occurred, Sestanovich noted. Likewise, he stated that missile defense will not lead to a lasting rupture. ''Of course it will create a lot of tension, [and] create heated disagreements and fears of splits. But I think the debate that is already under way exposes how much more progress needs to be made in creating a post-Cold War strategic nuclear relationship.''