71.   Russia does not object to a limited missile shield aimed at proliferators like North Korea or Iran.

72.   So they need a missile shield instead.

73.   Still, something fascinates Americans about the idea of an impenetrable missile shield.

74.   That treaty restricts missile shields such as the one that Clinton is considering, on the grounds that such defenses have the potential to fuel arms competition.

75.   The Bush administration has cited the danger of long-range missiles fired from North Korea as an argument for the missile defense shield it espouses.

76.   The Chinese also fear that an American missile shield could embolden Washington to intervene militarily in crises around the world, especially in the Taiwan straits.

77.   The Bush administration wants to build a missile shield to defend against ballistic missiles fired from places like North Korea or Iraq.

78.   The Chinese also fear that an American missile shield could embolden Washington to intervene militarily in crises around the world, especially in the Taiwan Strait.

79.   The Joint Chiefs of Staff are furious that W. wants to downsize the services and use that money for his missile shield.

80.   The former president did not address issues such as a missile defense shield.