Bush-Putin Summit: The Future of Arms Control and Missile Defense
POLICY FORUMThursday, May 16, 2002
11:00 a.m.
Featuring Jack Spencer, Heritage Foundation; Daryl Kimball, Arms Control Association; and Charles Pena, Cato Institute.
The Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
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Toward the end of May, President Bush and Russian president Putin will meet in Moscow. Likely to be high on their agenda will be discussions about nuclear warhead reductions, including possibly signing a written accord. Should any pact between the United States and Russia be a formal treaty requiring two-thirds ratification by the Senate? Or is an executive agreement requiring majority approval of both houses of Congress sufficient? Is congressional approval of an agreement even necessary? How would such an agreement be verified to confirm compliance? Also, what are the implications for missile defense given U.S. withdrawal from the ABM Treaty? Join us for a discussion of those and other issues related to nuclear strategy and forces.