Twenty-five senior Senate Republicans have told President Bill Clinton the Senate will reject any ABM agreement the administration reaches with Russia if it trades Russian consent to a U.S. National Missile Defense system for U.S. "reaffirmation of a new, very limiting, legally binding accord." The April 17 letter foreshadows a fierce fight between Republicans and the administration over arms control and, more specifically, the administration's NMD plan. Among those signing the letter were Majority Leader Trent Lott (MS), Appropriations Committee...
