布什先生在ＮＭＤ（战略导弹防御系统）问题上一意孤行，无疑给刚刚进入２１世纪的国际社会蒙上了一层不祥的阴影。美国政府的这一举动，产生两个最直接的后果：一是美国理所当然地成为国际关系的焦点，成为因际舆论注意的中心；二是国际安全问题成为２１世纪开局国际社会关注 Mr. Bush’s inaction on the issue of NMD (Strategic Missile Defense) has undoubtedly cast an ominous shadow on the international community that has just entered the 21st century. This act of the U.S. government has two most direct consequences: First, the United States has naturally become the focus of international relations and has become the center of attention of international public opinion. Second, the issue of international security has become a concern of the international community in the 21st century.