Question

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 __________. A. he did not trust the Russians to honor disarmament agreements. B. Russia refused to ratify the START II Treaty. C. he was concerned about certain other nations obtaining nuclear missiles. D. the ABM Treaty was no longer in effect

Answer 1

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. The correct option among all the options given in the question is the first option or option "A".