A Decision Deferred
A discussion of President Clinton's decision not to authorize the construction of a national missile defense system. (9/01/00)

A Missile Mishap
The Pentagon fails in a second consecutive attempt to detonate a warhead in outer space. (7/10/00)

The Russia Question
President Clinton offers to share missile defense technology with European allies and possibly Russia. (5/31/00)

The Political Fight
A report on the political and diplomatic hurdles the national missile defense faces as a decision on its deployment nears. (8/24/00)

Debating the Defense
In the first of a two-part series, Jeffrey Kaye examines the the question of whether to build a national missile defense system. (8/9/00)

Extended Interviews
Undersecretary of Defense Jacques Gansler.
Philip Coyle, the director of the Pentagon's testing program. (8/9/00)

The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
A detailed look at the Cold War treaty that bars a national missile defense system.

Forum: Viable Defense
Experts assess whether the proposed missile defense system strengthen or harm national security.

U.S. Announces Withdrawal From Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Update: President Bush formally announced Thursday that the United States will withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty signed with the Soviet Union. The move will take effect in six months.

RealAudio: Sens. Hagel and Biden discuss the Bush administration decision to withdraw from the ABM treaty. (12/13/01)

Text | RealAudio: The president's announcement from the White House. (12/13/01)
Text: Russian President Putin's response. (12/13/01)

Background: A Q & A about the 1972 treaty.

Pentagon Declares Missile Defense Test Successful
Update: The Defense Department announced Monday night that the United States military successfully hit a dummy warhead over the Pacific Ocean yesterday, advancing missile defense plans opposed by Russia and China. (12/4/01)

U.S./Russia Discuss Missile Status
Presidents Bush and Putin announce that future talks on missile defense will include plans for nuclear stockpile reductions. (7/23/01)

A Successful Test
The Pentagon plans more missile defense system tests after this weekend's successful trial. (7/16/01)

Speeding Up the Process
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin debate beginning construction of new sites to test a missile defense system.
Update: The Pentagon plans to begin construction of new testing sites in April. (7/12/01)

News for Students
Explaining the U.S.-Russian rift over U.S. plans for a missile defense shield.

President Bush in Europe
Missile defense is among the topics President Bush discusses with European leaders. (6/18/01)

A Call for a New Strategy
Experts debate President Bush's renewed call for a missile defense shield. (5/1/01)

Breaking the ABM Treaty?
Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) and Richard Perle, former assistant secretary of defense for President Reagan, debate the push for a missile defense. (2/13/01)
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The Man at the Pentagon
President-elect Bush taps the former head of the Commission to Assess Missile Threat to serve as Secretary of Defense. (12/28/00)
Donald Rumsfeld and others debate a proposed missile defense shield.(1/28/99)