Should the Bush Administration nonetheless choose to accede to Soviet demands as it has recently in a number of areas its folly will make that of the framers of the disastrous Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 pale by comparison.
Should the Bush Administration nonetheless choose to accede to Soviet demands -- as it has recently in a number of areas -- its folly will make that of the framers of the disastrous Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 pale by comparison.
Actually, opponents of the treaty committed a Washington rarity, taking a stand in opposition to public opinion.
Ayman Nour, the head of the oppositionist Ghad Party and the man heralded as the liberal democratic alternative to Mubarak by Washington neo-conservatives has called for the peace treaty to be abrogated.
The two countries announced on Wednesday that they had slashed their stockpile to levels set by the START-1 treaty, signed by Washington and Moscow in 1991, to 5, 518, well below the ceiling of 6, 000 established by the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.
But building the system would violate the 1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty, and Moscow has not only refused to negotiate a loophole for Washington, but has warned that violating the treaty will void all subsequent arms control agreements and precipitate a new arms race.
There is resentment among European leaders that Bush broke a pledge made last month to the 15 European Union leaders not to sabotage the Kyoto treaty by urging other countries to spurn the pact, the Washington Post reported.
Jay served as America's foreign secretary for several years after the Treaty of Paris and until Washington took office.
Washington's constricted interpretation of the ABM Treaty has made experimenting and testing of missile defense shields extremely expensive.
The Washington Post recently reported that, subsequent to the ratification of the so-called "New START" Treaty, the United States maintains a "major advantage over Russia" in nuclear weapons.
Also, under discussion is the START I nuclear weapons pact, the last strategic arms treaty in place between Moscow and Washington.
When that day comes, Washington may have second thoughts about its treaty commitment to the defense of South Korea, Pyongyang calculates.
Washington welcomed the move, with Secretary of State John Kerry describing the treaty as "strong, effective, and implementable".
It also suggested that Washington expects Egypt's new Islamist government to maintain and respect the country's peace treaty with Israel, a cornerstone of the American-Egyptian alliance for the past 30 years.
U.S. Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said in Washington that the Pentagon planned to begin construction next April for missile defence tests that could violate the treaty.
At the annual dinner of the Federal Communications Bar Association in Washington last week, no one I talked to could remember a telecom treaty ever proceeding otherwise.
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Russia's State Duma made a conciliatory gesture towards improving relations with Washington Wednesday when it answered calls by Putin to ratify the most recent U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty.
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