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Based on Cooperation, Not Fear |
| By Linda D. Kozaryn / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia are moving toward dramatically reducing their nuclear arsenals and clearing the way for a new relationship, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said on Capitol Hill Thursday.
The two countries are basing relations on cooperation rather than fear of mutual annihilation, the secretary told the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday morning. He discussed the national security implications of the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty that U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed May 24 in Moscow. Bush is seeking Senate ratification of the treaty.
Bush and Putin announced their intentions to reduce their operationally deployed strategic nuclear warheads by some two-thirds, to between 1,700 and 2,200 weapons. The reductions reflect the new relationship between the two nations, Rumsfeld said.
"Russia and the U.S. entered into this new century saddled with two legacies from the Cold War — the adversarial relationship to which we had both grown accustomed and the physical manifestation of that adversarial relationship, the massive arsenals that we had built up," he said. "In the past year, we've made progress in dealing with both."
Rumsfeld pointed out that the treaty was reached without the prolonged negotiations of previous arms control agreements. "This is the START treaty," the secretary said, holding up a thick notebook. "It is enormous. It was signed in 1991 by the first President Bush and the Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. It is 700 pages long, and it took nine years to negotiate.
"This is the Moscow Treaty that was concluded by President Bush and President Putin," he said, holding up a document. "It's three pages long, and it took five or six months to negotiate."
The Moscow Treaty is just one element of the growing relationship between the two countries that involves "not just security, but also increasing political, economic, diplomatic, cultural and other forms of cooperation," the secretary said. More |
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| Terrorist Suspect Will be Tried |
| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Zacarias Moussaoui, the only man charged in connection with the Sept. 11 terror attacks on New York and Washington, will stand trial.
Moussaoui, the alleged 20th hijacker, took back guilty pleas and will stand trial in the federal court here. Earlier Thursday, he had indicated he would plead guilty to four of the six charges against him. More |
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Pentagon Design
Project
Draws Worldwide Interest |
Artists, architects,
sculptors and students from 43 states, a dozen academic
institutions and two dozen countries are interested in
designing the Pentagon Memorial. "We've received
more than 550 inquiries about the design competition,"
said Pentagon Memorial Project Manager Carol Anderson-Austra.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has
released requirements and procedures for the first stage
of the competition to select an artistic concept for the
memorial, which will be built near the site where terrorists
attacked the Pentagon. The deadline for submissions is
Sept. 11, the first anniversary of the attack. The competition
is open to all. Story
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Suiting
Up: Marines Train
For Asymmetric Threats |
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anything, anywhere |
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Marines undergo rigorous training so they can fight on
the land, in the air, and at sea. They also have to be
prepared for nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) threats.
"Anything can happen," says a staff sergeant.
"We need to be prepared and be able to overcome any
situation." Story |
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| OPEN WIDE — A C-5 loadmaster
loads a Spanish Humvee at Moron Air Base, Spain,
en route to a forward operating location in support
of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Staff Sgt.
Rhonda Moraski, USAF |
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| Norma Lang Steuerle |
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Norma L. Steuerle, 54, a passenger on American
Airlines flight 77, was a clinical psychologist.
A valedictorian at Carnegie
Mellon University, she earned an M.A. degree
from Temple University and a doctorate from
the University of Wisconsin. She was known for
her community service, particularly in the Blessed
Sacrament Catholic community and her daughters’
schools. She was "a very wise woman,"
said a school director. “She had that extraordinary
ability to make (a person) feel immediately
comfortable, like an old friend.”
Survivors include her husband,
C. Eugene, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute,
and daughters Kristin and Lynne.
We will not forget her.
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