I clearly heard what the president has had to say in his view of the ABM treaty.

The president will make clear that his administration is moving beyond the ABM treaty.

He needs the continued cover of the ABM treaty to keep them moving west too.

The ABM treaty is by no means the only target.

On the ABM treaty, the two sides have a number of important differences.

The key issue has been how the ABM treaty should be interpreted.

Still others say the ABM treaty will not be violated.

Such a defense system is prohibited by the 1972 ABM treaty.

One reason is that they do not violate the ABM treaty.

But it makes no direct reference to the ABM treaty.