But Bush s policies are exactly the opposite of Clinton s. Since Russia and China have made preventing the development and deployment of such a system the hallmark of their foreign policy toward the U.S. for more than a decade, we can only imagine what actions they may take to stop Bush. Russia and China, despite all the media spin we hear, have continued to invest heavily in strategic weaponry nuclear, biological and chemical. Thanks to Bill Clinton, China was transferred ballistic missile technology that allows them to hit U.S. cities like Los Angeles with pinpoint accuracy. Most Americans would be surprised to learn that Russia, not the U.S., has the world s largest nuclear arsenal of strategic and tactical weapons.
China has a growing nuclear arsenal and the world s largest conventional army.
Both countries will not stand idly by as America tries to build a missile defense system. Nor will rogue countries like North Korea and Iran. All parties know that even if the Bush administration were to begin rebuilding America s defenses tomorrow, it would still take three to five years to see any measurable result, including the development of a practical missile defense system. This is why the next few years are ominous ones. Our adversaries know we will be weak for just a little while longer before their window of opportunity will begin to close.