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Son of Star Wars Strikes Out
Reactions from friends and foes alike on the proposed National Missle Defense System.
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Jenifer Dixon


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If the broadcast news of June 5, 2000 was any indication , America continues to celebrate D-Day as the rest of the world looks nervously at the American proposed National Missile Defense system. Son of Star Wars, the official term of endearment for NMD, took up lots of ink arouind the world as it was virtually ignored on the homefront.

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Great Britain

Summits just aren't what they used to be... (The Guardian)
Clinton calls for partnership despite differences with Moscow. (The Guardian)
Putin Meets Clinton in Kremlin arms talks. (The Guardian)
Defiant Putin lifts curbs on Russian nuclear exports. (The Guardian)

Ireland

Clinton and Putin clash on US missile proposal. (The Irish Times)

Germany

US president Clinton's visit to Russia is on the top of the agenda of today's editorials. (Deutsche Welle Radio)
The transatlantic row over NMD. (Deutsche Welle Radio)

Russia

Clinton Fails to Win over Russian Deputies: Clinton Draws Ire over Chechnya and Russians Resent U.S. Domination. (Russia Today)

Pakistan

Russia, United States to swap data at secret site (The Dawn)

China

NMD System Hinders Nuke Disarmament (The People's Daily)

Asia

Retrieving the irretrievable: Clinton's legacy (Asia Times)

USA

The Center for Defense Information goes to Ireland, Canada, Russia and the US for reactions and thoughts on the NMD. (Russia Weekly, Center for Defense Information)

Australia

Putin-Clinton summit fails to bridge missile defence gulf (Australian Financial Review)

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