Withdrawal from the ABM Treaty: Legal Considerations
Description:
On December 13, 2001, President Bush gave formal notice to Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the Ukraine that the United States was withdrawing from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty because of the constraints it imposes on the testing of missile defense systems; and six months later, on June 13, 2002, the treaty effectively terminated. The ABM Treaty has been in force since 1972. Pertinent legal questions that have been raised about U.S. withdrawal concern whether the treaty allows it; if so, t…
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Date:
December 31, 2002
Creator:
Ackerman, David M.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department