VARIOUS: U.S. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON POSTPONES DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENCE (NDM) SYSTEM

Record ID: 974164

  • Title: VARIOUS: U.S. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON POSTPONES DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENCE (NDM) SYSTEM
  • Date: 3rd September 2000
  • Summary: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 1, 2000) (REUTERS) 1. SLV U.S. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON APPROACHING PODIUM AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY ZOOM IN 0.09 2. SCU STUDENTS IN AUDIENCE (2 SHOTS) 0.14 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON: "I simply cannot conclude, with all of the information we have today, that I have enough confidence in the operational effectiveness and in the entire NMD system to move forward towards deployment. Therefore, I have decided not to authorise deployment of the National Missile Defence at this time." 0.49 UNKNOWN LOCATIONS, NORTH KOREA (AUGUST 31, 1998) (REUTERS) 4. SLV NORTH KOREAN TROOPS MARCHING GOOSE STEP (2 SHOTS) 0.54 5. SLV DISPLAY OF NORTH KOREAN MISSILES DURING MILITARY PARADE (3 SHOTS) 1.02 6. LV NORTH KOREAN LAUNCHING SATELLITE OR MISSILE (3 SHOTS) 1.18 WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 1, 2000) (REUTERS) 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CLINTON "At our summit in Moscow in June, President Putin and I did agree that the world has changed since the ABM treaty was signed twenty eight years ago and that the proliferation of missile technology has resulted in new threats that may require amending that treaty. And these threats are not threats to the United States alone. Russia agrees that there is an emerging missile threat. In fact, given its place on the map, it is particularly vulnerable. In time, I hope the United States can narrow its differences with Russia on this issue. The course I have chosen today gives us more time and we will use it." 2.08 BEIJING, CHINA (FILE) (REUTERS) 8. MV RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN DURING OFFICIAL VISIT 2.21 9. SLV RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY AS PUTIN PREPARES TO DEPART/ MV PUTIN CLIMBING STEPS UP TO AIRCRAFT SHAKES HANDS WITH HOSTESS AND TURNS AND WAVES (3 SHOTS) 2.37 WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 1, 2000) (REUTERS) 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN PIKE, DEFENCE ANALYST: "The Russians are obviously worried that, if Amercans are bulding up their missile defence, the Russians won't be able to build down their nuclear forces. And, in the future, that's going to cause them big budgetary problems. I think the Russians are very unhappy with the United States moving ahead with missile defence and I think today's decision is certainly going to be welcomed in Moscow." 2.56 11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CLINTON "A National Missile Defence, if deployed, should be part of a larger strategy to preserve and enhance the peace, strength and security we now enjoy, and to build an even safer world. I have tried to maximise the ability of the next President to pursue that strategy. In so doing, I have tried to maximise the chance that all you students will live in a safer, more human, more positively inter-dependent world." 3.30 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE) (NBC - NO ACCESS USA/CNN/INTERNET) 12. SCU SET UP SHOT TEXAS GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GEORGE W. BUSH SEATED WITH INTERVIEWER 3.33 13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GEORGE W. BUSH "It's not a matter of ownership, it's a matter of deployment, it's a matter of convincing people not to launch missles against our friends. And that includes the North Koreans as well. That's why anti-ballistic missile systems are incredible important for the future stability." 3.45 14. SMV BUSH AND INTERVIEWER 3.49 TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 2000) (REUTERS) 15. SCU VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AL GORE ON STAGE ADDRESSING AUDIENCE 3.59 WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 1, 2000) (REUTERS) 16. SMV JOHN PIKE, DEFENCE ANALYST SEATED AT DESK 4.02 17. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN PIKE, DEFENCE ANALYST:"If Al Gore is elected, he's probably going to proceed with the Clinton-Gore plan trying to get the missile deployed by 2006, or 2007. George Bush says he's in favour of a different system, a bigger system." 4.13 KWAJALEIN ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS (JANUARY 18, 2000) (DEFENCE DEPARTMENT) (MUTE) 18. LAS ZOOM OUT MISSILE BEING LAUNCHED 4.31 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: WASHINGTON D.C. , VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES / KWAJALEIN ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS, UNKNOWN LOCATIONS, NORTH KOREA / BEIJING, CHINA
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