Pentagon defends NMD plans amid growing skeptisim

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Senior officials at the Pentagon have defended the Clinton administration's speedy decision to deploy a planned limited national missile defense system.

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Clinton NMD decision welcomed abroad, reactions at home are mixed

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Clinton's decision not to deploy national missile defense angered domestic Republicans, but was generally well received internationally. Foreign leaders had warned of NMD's potential to weaken global nonproliferation.

United States, Military aspects, Antimissile missiles, International relations

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Clinton ends 20-year ban on high-tech arms to Latin America

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The administration of Pres. Bill Clinton has voided a 20-year policy of restricting transfers of advanced weapons to Latin America on Aug. 1, 1997. Such weapons included combat aircraft, for example. The administration is in favor of adopting a more lenient policy of evaluating sales on a case-to-case basis. The overall response from Latin America to Clinton's action was one of skepticism and criticism.

United States foreign relations, Latin America

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