Mr Putin has never liked America's missile defence, but seemed to acquiesce when Mr Bush quit the Anti-Ballistic missile (ABM) treaty in 2002.

普京从未喜欢过美国的导弹防御，但当布什2002年退出反弹道导弹(Anti - Ballistic Missile, ABM)条约时，他似乎默许了。

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The two leaders also stressed that the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems (ABM) signed in 1972 is the cornerstone for international strategic balance and security.

公报说，两国领导人强调，1972年的《限制反弹道导弹防御系统条约》是全球战略稳定和国际安全的基石。

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The affront would only be compounded were Mr. Powell to sign onto another "deal" that would perpetuate the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty but somehow allow the U.S. greater latitude to conduct missile defense tests it prohibits.

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