U.S. Should Defy Chinese-Russian Attack on Missile Defense

China and Russia need to recognize that the more defensive strategic policies that have been formulated by the Bush Administration, including support for missile defense, are the best hope for maintaining peace under very tenuous circumstances. Instead of using multipolarity to further aggressive postures and seeking to keep others vulnerable, they should support the move toward non-aggressive defensive postures.

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