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BY MARY BETH SHERIDAN PresidentObamaissuedaletter
to the Senate on Sunday pledging to fully develop a U.S. missile de- fensesysteminEurope,aspartofa final offensive to relieve concerns about the nuclear arms pact with Russia as it moves toward a final vote. The letter reiterated adminis-
tration policy butwas an especial- ly extensive and detailed state- ment on missile defense by the
president. Parts of it were read aloud by Sen. John F. Kerry (D- Mass.) shortly before a vote on an amendment that couldhavekilled the treaty. That amendment was defeated, 59 to 37. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.),who
has been leaning toward support- ing the New Strategic Arms Re- duction Treaty (START), took to the floor to welcome the presi- dent’s letter. “A number of people on our side of the aisle have asked for it,”he said. Missile defense has emerged as
the greatest point of contention over the treaty. Although the pact is focusedonarms reductions and verification, its preamble briefly mentions an “interrelationship” between nuclear weapons and missiledefense. Russia has said it could with-
draw from the pact if the U.S. missile defense system becomes ambitious enough to fend off its arsenal. U.S. officials say their in- tentions are more modest — a systemaimed at countries such as IranandNorthKorea.
Some Republicans worry that
the missile defense language, al- though not legally binding, could givetheRussiansapretext topres- sure theU.S. government. “In today’s world, there are so
many new and constantly evolv- ing threats. The United States can’tbe limited” indeployingmis- sile defenses, said Sen. John Mc- Cain (R-Ariz.). He was one of the sponsors of the amendment to re- move the language. Trimming that,however,would send the treaty back to the negoti-
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ating table. Obama said in the letter that
NewSTART“placesnolimitations on the development or deploy- ment of our missile defense pro- grams.”The president said that he “will take every actionavailable to me to support the deployment of all four phases” of a missile de- fense systeminEurope. Senators had questioned
whether the White House might hold off on developing the last phase of the program, which would be aimed at stopping
A9 In letter to Senate,Obama saysNewSTART pactwon’t limitmissile defense
U.S.-bound Iranian missiles, for fear of antagonizingRussia. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), who has
led opposition to the treaty, dis- missed the letter as a “last-ditch effort there to win votes, or pre- clude an amendment from pass- ing.” Obama devoted his weekly ra-
dio address to the treaty, saying that it “isn’taboutwinningavicto- ry for an administration . . . it’s about thesafetyandsecurityof the UnitedStates ofAmerica.”
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