ABM Treaty

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972, signed and ratified by the (former) Soviet Union and the United States, limiting deployment on each side to one site comprising 100 interceptors, 100 launchers, and several ground-based radars. The Treaty also regulates development and testing. In December, 2001, President George W. Bush announced that the United States would withdraw from the treaty, which the U.S. did in June 2002