European leaders are reluctant to acknowledge that the rationale for the ABM Treaty was convoluted from the get-go. The premise of the accord never made much sense. While the official Bush trio can consult, they should appreciate that no one they meet is a signatory to the ABM Treaty. This is a bilateral agreement between American and Soviet representatives. It should remain of primary interest to American and Russian publics today.
Signatories have more knowledge of, and more say over, their own treaties.
And share U.S. intelligence findings that missile threats have become more urgent and allow less warning than previously realized. For the U.S. and its Allies to do nothing about a growing threat is downright irresponsible. The views expressed within represent those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of Capitalism Magazine's publishers. Everything Ayn Rand. Ltd. All rights reserved.