Within months of his inauguration in January 2001, President George W. Bush announced that he wanted to begin building a missile defense shield for the United States because...

A. He did not trust the Russians to honor disarmament agreements
B. Russia refused to ratify the START II Treaty
C. He was concerned about certain other nations obtaining nuclear missiles
D. The ABM Treaty was no longer in effect

Question

Within months of his inauguration in January 2001, President George W. Bush announced that he wanted to begin building a missile defense shield for the United States because...

A. He did not trust the Russians to honor disarmament agreements
B. Russia refused to ratify the START II Treaty
C. He was concerned about certain other nations obtaining nuclear missiles
D. The ABM Treaty was no longer in effect

anonymous · Answer

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2001/July/Pages/Bushs_Missile6994.aspx

jokersmart · Answer

Ah, dear President George W. Bush... I remember reading about him. He did not trust the Russians to honor disarmament agreements.

jokersmart · Answer

So, A would be your correct answer.