More ominously, the Newsweek story indicates that unnamed officials in the Bush administration look with favor on the Nunn initiative.

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Mr Nunn, a Democrat, says he is uneasy about President Bush's rejection of the draft treaty without offering any clear alternatives.

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The White House has just announced that the Bush Administration has struck a bargain with Senator Sam Nunn, Congressman Les Aspin and others concerning mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles.

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