State: Text: Powell Says Iraq Remains "In Material Breach" Of Its U.N. Obligations
Iraq "remains in material breach of its obligations" required in United Nations Security Resolution 1441, which calls for Iraq "to disarm of its weapons of mass destruction and to disclose all of its nuclear, chemical, biological and missile programs," said Secretary of State Collin Powell at a December 19 press conference.
White House: President Bush Meets with President Aznar of Spain
Remarks by the President and President Aznar of Spain in Photo Opportunity, The Oval Office
State Transcript, Pentagon Press Briefing: Missile Defense Deployment Called Response to 21st Century Threats
Senior defense officials say the limited missile defense system to be fielded by the United States beginning in 2004 "is intended to be very responsive to the demands of [today's] dynamic and unpredictable security environment," but is not "a fixed or final architecture of any kind."
State: Senator: Mideast at Center of U.S. Foreign Policy Strategy
U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (Republican of Nebraska) said the Middle East has moved "from periphery to center" in the U.S. foreign policy strategy and called on U.S. leaders to develop "a fabric of global alliances and coalitions" to deal with the region.
State: Bush Announces Deployment of Limited Missile Defense System
President Bush announced on December 17th that the United States will begin deploying a limited system to defend the nation against ballistic missiles by 2004.
