Within days it voted to deploy anti-missile defenses that could now spur the Soviets to reverse course and build additional arms.

One of the best incentives we can provide is our demonstrated will to begin to deploy strategic defenses.

Last week he told The Times his decision to deploy space-based defenses would depend on proving out the technology.

Sensing the anxiety, Congress wants to deploy anti-missile defenses on the ground, starting in 1996.

To deploy defenses, meanwhile, would surely lead Russia's military to resist deep cuts in its missile force.

Instead, starting in 1996, he'd deploy defenses against limited attack using ground-based missiles.

The final line of defense is to deny rogue nations the ability to use their missiles by deploying defenses and striking preemptively.

Q. What if both sides reduce their warheads, and both deploy defenses in space?

And even then, states may try to buy insurance against rearmament by cooperating to deploy defenses.

We will deploy defenses as soon as possible.