In fact, the U.S. government explicitly declared in 1972 that, if an agreement codifying such cuts were not achieved within five years, the United States would withdraw from the ABM Treaty.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Reagan's vision

The Sudanese government has just explicitly declared the unconditional acceptance of the third phase of the Annan Plan and reached agreement with the United Nations and the African Union on sending a hybrid force to the Darfur region.

ECONOMIST: Staying the course

In each case the Security Council, which has declared the spread of such weapons a threat to international peace and security, is implicitly or explicitly the presumed enforcer of last resort.

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