The Chinese are very concerned about it. They claim that negotiations to prevent the militarization of outer space are the most crucial concern they have. They claim that they have to have a negotiation on that in the Conference on Disarmament and appear to be blocking progress on any other negotiation until they get that. So obviously it is having a negative impact in that sense. The reality is that no treaty is 100 percent effective forever.
Treaties have to be adjusted to reflect changing times and changing circumstances.
I think there is a growing appreciation that there is a perceptible threat out there that we have identified as something a limited ballistic missile defense system could conceivably protect us from. That is the threat of the so-called rogue states. But clearly this is an unsettling proposition for a number of countries because it means that a number of things come into play. Some people might think that their strategic systems will be in some way less effective because this shield exists, although the shield is designed to protect against only 40 or 50 missiles. When you have a couple of thousand, it doesn't have much impact.