Word: buildups
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...counter the widespread fear that he is a hard-line militarist who is increasing the risk of war, Reagan sounded a line he will repeat frequently: because his military buildup has strengthened the nation, "we can now move with confidence to seize the opportunities for peace." He adroitly addressed an appeal for renewal of arms-control negotiations "to the people of the Soviet Union," telling them "there is only one sane policy, for your country and mine, to preserve our civilization ... the only value in our two nations possessing nuclear weapons is to make sure they will never be used...
White House aides, adapting to his mellow managerial style, seldom prod the President, nor he them. Instead, Reagan waits for an amiable consensus to develop among his advisers, who work within the boundaries of Reagan's ideology. Except for his unbudging devotion to a military buildup and opposition to tax increases, he often accepts uncritically his advisers' recommendations. Such openness has cured Reagan of certain ideological tics: he now understands, for instance, that the International Monetary Fund is no mere Third World boondoggle. Yet his grasp of important issues is often shaky and, even more troubling, he seems...
...give Jordan $220 million for training and equipping a special strike force that could be used in the event of an emergency in the region. Both the Saudis and the Jordanians say they want the arms for defense against other Muslim countries, but the Israelis regard any Arab arms buildup as a potential threat...
...Western press and people to realize that dealings with the Soviet Union must be premised on mutual self-interest and verifiability. It is not in the Soviet interest to limit development of strategic weapons. SALT I utterly failed, as the Soviets showed with the largest (and ostensibly secret) nuclear buildup in history during the '70s. It is also apparently not in their interest to limit Euromissiles. The INF negotiations never had a chance, since the Soviets see their interest in holding a monopoly of these weapons as a political tool over both Western and Eastern Europe. They even have begun...
Foreign Policy. The President is set to contend that his military buildup has strengthened the U.S. to the point that it can, with safety, search more actively for accommodations with the Soviet Union. Reagan tried out this new line in a speech last week, softening his rhetoric notably to appeal for a "working relationship" with Moscow. But while campaigning as a peacemaker, Reagan will probably insist that he needs every penny of the 17% increase in military spending that he will request for fiscal...