Date:
16 January 2009
Author(s):
Jamie Fly (Counterproliferation Strategy)
Classification Level:
Top Secret
Citation:
National Security Council. Executive Office of the President. Missile Defense. Jamie Fly. Transition 6928.
Transition Memo:
Transition 6928 –Missile Defense
Missile Defense
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Chronology for Missile Defense
Governor Bush's Remarks at the National Press Club (May 23, 2000)
Remarks by the President to Students and Faculty at National Defense University (May 1, 2001)
Chronology for Burundi
Memorandum of Conversation with Russian President Putin (June 16, 2001)
Memorandum of Conversation with Russian President Putin (October 21, 2001)
Date: 23 May 2000
Author(s): George W. Bush, Colin Powell, George Shultz, Henry Kissinger
Description: Candidate Bush describes need for post-Cold-War defense strategy that includes missile defense as insurance against nuclear proliferation; he criticizes Clinton for limiting the program.Bush also states that U.S. nuclear arms ought to be kept to the lowest number possible to successfully deter opponents.Powell, Shultz, and Kissinger endorse the program.In questions, Bush discusses funding, strategy for engaging the Russian government, different policies towards communist Chinese and Cubans, and other topics.
Date: 6 June 2001
Author(s): George W. Bush (statement)
Description: Bush announces thattheadministration has completed policy review on North Korea, stating that he directed his administration to discuss nuclear activities, American conventional posturing, and missile exports. Bush states his approach offers North Korea better relations for better behavior and declares that Secretary Powell will take plan to South Korea and Japan onhisupcoming trip.
Memorandum of Conversation with Russian President Putin (November 13,2001)
Date: 13 December 2001
Author(s): George W. Bush (speech)
Description: Bush announces that he has given Russia formal notice of withdrawal from the 1972 ABM Treaty based on the conclusion that the treaty hinders necessary American missile defense efforts. Bush cites terrorist and rogue state missile threats as justification for missile defense. Bush reiterates new cooperation with Russia politically, economically, and militarily.
Remarks by the President on National Missile Defense, ABM Withdrawal (December 13, 2001)
Date: 24 May 2002
Author(s): George W. Bush, Vladimir V. Putin (President of Russia
Description: Statement declares new strategic relationship with Russia as declared at 2001 Crawford Summit. Statement describes U.S.-Russian cooperation on conflict resolution, Afghanistan support, counterterrorism, NATO-Russia Council, counternarcotics, and transnational crime. Statement further describes economic and people-to-people cooperation. Statement outlines current and planned efforts for U.S.-Russian consultation on missile defense.
Text of Joint Declaration between the United States and the Russian Federation (May 24, 2002)
National Policy on Missile Defense (NSPD-23) (December 16, 2002)
Statement by the President on Progress in Missile Defense Capabilities (December 17, 2002)
Date: 17 December 2002
Author(s): George W. Bush
Description: President Bush points to demonstrated need for missile defense from September 11thand reasoning for withdrawing from 1972 ABM Treaty. Bush announces direction to Secretary of Defense to field ground-based interceptors, sea-based interceptors, additional PAC-3 units, and sensor arrays.
Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense (January 17, 2007)
Memorandum of Conversation with Czech President Klaus and Prime Minister Topolanek (June 5,2007)
Memorandum of Conversation with Russian President Putin (July 2, 2007)
Date: 2 July 2007
Author(s): George W. Bush, Vladimir V. Putin (President of Russia)
Description: Bush and Putin express positive conversation at Kennebunkport Summit, stating that, while differences exist, the two leaders have commonground. Bush expresses gratitude for close, honest relationship with Putin and points to Russian middle class and debt resolution as signs of progress; the two leaders address a variety of topics in Q&A. The two leaders express intent to keep talking.
Date: 1 May 2001
Author(s): George W. Bush (Speech)
Description: Bush describes history of National Defense University as well as history of bipolar, Cold War world. Bush states that America’s strategic situation has moved beyond that point and that America must have missile defenses to counter rogue states and maintain world peace. Bush announces dispatch of delegates to allied capitals in Europe, Asia, Australia, and Canada to discuss missile defense.
Memorandum of Conversation with Czech chairman of the Social Democratic Party Paroubek (June 5, 2007)
Memorandum of Conversation with Russian President Putin (June 7, 2007)
Memorandum of Conversation with Polish President Kaczynski (June 8, 2007)
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The President's Press Conference with Russian President Putin (July 2, 2007)
Memorandum of Conversation with Polish Prime Minister Tusk (March 10, 2008)
Memorandum of Conversation with Polish President Kaczynski (July 16, 2007)
Remarks by the President on the Global War on Terror (October 23, 2007)
Memorandum of Conversation with Czech Prime Minister Topolanek (February 27, 2008)
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Bucharest NATO Summit Declaration (April 3, 2008)
Date: 3 April 2008
Author(s): Heads of State and Governments of the Bucharest Summit
Description: NATO leaders invite Albania and Croatia to NATO accession talks and state that, while Georgia and Ukraine will be members of NATO, they are not currently receiving Membership Action Plans yet. The document reaffirms commitment to operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, peacekeeping in Kosovo, counterterror action, counterproliferation action, and NATO force transformation. Document expresses need for NATO to collaborate on missile defense and expresses concern at Russian actions that violate previous agreements
Memorandum of Conversation with Russian President Putin (April 6, 2008)
The President's Press Conference with Russian President Putin (April 6, 2008)
Russian President Medvedev's Address to Parliament (November 5, 2008)
Date: 6 April 2008
Author(s): George W. Bush, Vladimir V. Putin (President of Russia)
Description: Bush and Putin participate in a press conference after signing the Strategic Framework Declaration. Bush and Putin express that, while significant disagreements still exist, the leaders have made major progress in finding points of agreement and paving the way for future cooperation. Putin expresses that he is still opposed to missile defense but is pleased that U.S. and Russia and committed to finding a compromise on the issue. Bush expresses will for Russia to be in WTO and opposition to Jackson-Vanik Agreement. Bush defends accusations that the Declaration is not working towards progress on missile defense by stating that the Declaration indicates how far the U.S. and Russia have come on the issue and shows the potential for future progress.
Date: 5 November 2008
Author(s): Dmitri Medvedev (President of Russia)
Description: Newly inaugurated Russian President Dmitri Medvedev announces extended term limits for the presidency and both houses of parliament, defends Georgian War, announces Iskander missile deployment to Kaliningrad to counter U.S. missile defenses,and speaks to need to boost Russian power globally. Medvedev also speaks to domestic policy aims and Russian values.
U.S.-Russia Strategic Framework Declaration (April 6,2008)
National Security Advisor Hadley's Letter to Russian Presidential Aide for Foreign Policy Sergey Prikhodko (November 5, 2008)
Date:6 April 2008
Author(s): Governments of the United States and Russian Federation
Description:U.S. and Russian governments agree tocontinue reducing nuclear arms, continue dialogue on missile defense, cooperate on counterterrorism/counterproliferation, work towards nuclear material disposal and uranium fuel enrichment, proceed with WTO accession process, promote U.S.-Russian businessties, and cooperate on energy ties.
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