A newly created State Department office charged with verifying U.S. and foreign nations' compliance with arms control treaties is taking a active role in the Bush administration's plans to amend the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and move forward with the construction of a National Missile Defense system. The Bureau of Verification and Compliance was created through the efforts of Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC), who wanted arms control verification to remain a separate office under a State Department reorganization that was approved...
