Withdrawal from the ABM Treaty: Legal Considerations (open access)

Withdrawal from the ABM Treaty: Legal Considerations

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, the procedure to be followed; and, finally, the constitutionality of the President doing so unilaterally without the involvement of the Senate or Congress. This report briefly discusses these issues, as well as the recent federal district court decision in Kucinich v. Bush dismissing a suit by 32 members of the House challenging the constitutionality of the President’s action.
Date: December 31, 2002
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Status for Russia and U.S.-Russian Economic Ties (open access)

Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Status for Russia and U.S.-Russian Economic Ties

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Date: January 28, 2002
Creator: Cooper, William H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russia (open access)

Russia

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Date: February 1, 2002
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russia (open access)

Russia

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Date: March 6, 2002
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russia (open access)

Russia

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Date: May 22, 2002
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russia (open access)

Russia

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Date: June 26, 2002
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russia (open access)

Russia

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Date: August 22, 2002
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russia (open access)

Russia

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Date: September 17, 2002
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russia (open access)

Russia

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Date: November 14, 2002
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russia (open access)

Russia

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Date: December 4, 2002
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Missile Defense: Russia's Reaction (open access)

National Missile Defense: Russia's Reaction

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Date: June 14, 2002
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues (open access)

Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues

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Date: July 11, 2002
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues (open access)

Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues

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Date: August 5, 2002
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues (open access)

Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues

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Date: September 13, 2002
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues (open access)

Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues

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Date: November 25, 2002
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues (open access)

Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues

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Date: February 7, 2002
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues (open access)

Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues

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Date: March 13, 2002
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues (open access)

Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues

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Date: April 12, 2002
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
System: The UNT Digital Library