Unfortunately, its intended purpose is no laughing matter: It is designed to create the international legal equivalent of "overkill" bilateral commitments that would effectively foreclose any U.S. missile defenses not explicitly approved by the Russians.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Post-Mortem on the Summit: The Talbott Communique

Unfortunately, its intended purpose is no laughing matter: It is designed to create the international legal equivalent of "overkill" -- bilateral commitments that would effectively foreclose any U.S. missile defenses not explicitly approved by the Russians.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Post-Mortem on the Summit: The Talbott Communique