Within months of his inauguration in January 2001, President George W. Bush announced that he wanted to begin building a missile
defense shield for the United States because __________. he did not trust the Russians to honor disarmament agreements
Russia refused to ratify the START II Treaty
he was concerned about certain other nations obtaining nuclear missiles
the ABM Treaty was no longer in effect
</span><span>he was concerned about certain other nations obtaining nuclear missiles
</span><span>President Bush announced that he feared and worried about obtaining nuclear weapons from other nations, which motivated his intentions to build a defense against missiles.
