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...What Washington calls 'renegotiating,' Moscow calls 'destroying' a treaty they see as the cornerstone of arms control," says Meier. The logic of the ABM was that neither side would create a shield that would allow it to fire nuclear missiles at the other without fear of devastating retaliation. Although Clinton hopes to persuade them that the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction among "rogue states" necessitates a new approach, the Russians see even the limited plan he has proposed as the thin end of a wedge that could ultimately neutralize their own nuclear deterrent...
...Russians maintain their opposition to making changes, Washington's only option for going ahead will be to opt out of the treaty. Although candidate George W. Bush favors this approach - or at least threatening it, to press the Russians to accept new terms - the present administration fears it could provoke a new arms race. In addition, the treaty requires that Washington inform Moscow six months ahead of time before opting out of the treaty, which makes it a policy decision that would have to be taken smack in the middle of a U.S. presidential election season...
...this week to echo Russia's warning that building a missile-defense system without Moscow's consent may compel Moscow and possibly Beijing, too, to deploy more missiles in order to achieve the capacity to overwhelm a U.S. interceptor system, therefore maintaining the deterrent value of their own arsenals. Although President Clinton is committed to making a decision this summer over whether to proceed with building the initial phase of the system, he may be tempted to use the system's patchy performance in prototype testing as an excuse to leave the decision to the next president and neutralize...
...evaluations of Microsoft's Pocket PC say it's good but not likely to be the "Palm killer" some were expecting. There's also a joint venture of the software firm Psion, Nokia, Ericsson, Japan's Matsushita and Motorola called Symbian that was designed to keep Microsoft at bay. Although there have been some cracks in the alliance--Ericsson has said it will put a Microsoft browser in its phones--Symbian will probably remain a counterweight to Gates & Co. Also crimping Microsoft's plans: AOL, whose newly released Netscape 6.0 browser may be adapted for wireless handhelds...
...remember being frightened at that moment, although it was a terrifying time. I just felt sad. Then seeing the funeral procession that came down Sixth Avenue, I remember thinking that the coffins were pretty small...