Now that all the cards are on the table, if France is allowed to violate the treaty, no one would comply and the Euro currency would be doomed.

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Now, in the aftermath of the ministerial discussions in the Tetons, the USSR is demanding that a side agreement be reached that would permit the Soviet Union to abandon the treaty reducing strategic arms should the United States choose to withdraw from or to violate the 1972 ABM Treaty in order to deploy significant defenses.

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Thus, trying to fix software patents might cause us to violate our international treaty obligations.

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Presumably they've checked with the lawyers to make sure that this does not violate the Maastricht Treaty, which forbids governments from using the central bank to finance any of their deficits.

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The Soviet Union under Gorbachev has continued to violate major arms control agreements, including the ABM Treaty, and other international agreements such as the Helsinki accords.

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For one thing, this action would violate the Treaty's environmental obligations to protect marine life and its habitats, obligations whose sweep makes those of the Kyoto Treaty seem modest by comparison.

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U.S. Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said in Washington that the Pentagon planned to begin construction next April for missile defence tests that could violate the treaty.

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But building the system would violate the 1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty, and Moscow has not only refused to negotiate a loophole for Washington, but has warned that violating the treaty will void all subsequent arms control agreements and precipitate a new arms race.

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By giving us new tools for verification, enabling us to tap a global network for intelligence and information, and strengthening our own law enforcement, the treaty will make it easier for us to prevent to punish those who seek to violate its rules.

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In addition, Russia continues to violate its international arms control obligations, including -- but not limited to -- the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, the INF Treaty, the START I Treaty, the Biological Weapons Convention and various chemical weapons conventions.

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