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Accurate assessments of the cost of missile defense can be madeonly once a decision is made about the actual architecture theAdministration will pursue.

Congress and the President should commit to spending 4 percent ofGDP on national defense even after any drawdown of U.S. forces inAfghanistan or Iraq, both to prevent a recurrence of the "hollowforce" and to meet immediate modernization needs, and reform themajor entitlement programs that threaten the budget and the economyover the long term.

President George W. Bush would very much like to open his address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 24 with an announcement that Congress is releasing $582 million as a second payment of U.S. arrears. If this payment is not approved by that time, the President will encounter extensive criticism that could well overwhelm his message and eliminate his ability to lay the groundwork for a new relationship between the United States and the U.N.

HL328:  Five Questions Facing the Soviet Military

President Obama has started planning a new round of nuclear arms negotiations with the Russians. He apparently hopes to rid the world of nuclear weapons. This indeed could be an opportune time to rethink arms control. And who doesn't want a world safe from nuclear Armageddon?