The Carnegie Council examines the critical and evolving U.S.-Russia relationship in its new program on U.S. Global Engagement [1]. As part of this program, John Isaacs [2]and Travis Sharp [3]of the Ploughshares-funded Center for Arms-Control and Non-Proliferation [4]discuss options for developing missile defense: “Taking into consideration the history of missile defense and its effect on U.S.-Russian relations, the Obama administration may select from two primary options: "The Bargaining Chip" or "The Gas Mask." Alternative options likely exist, but these two appear to be the most viable.”
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[1] http://www.cceia.org/programs/current/001/index.html
[2] http://www.ploughshares.org/expert/116
[3] http://www.armscontrolcenter.org/about/staff/tsharp/
[4] http://www.armscontrolcenter.org/
[5] http://www.cceia.org/resources/articles_papers_reports/0023.html