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...chillingly candid discussion of nuclear options mean that the U.S. thinks a nuclear war is winnable? "This notion has no place in our strategy," insisted Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger last week at the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. Said he: "We see nuclear weapons only as a way of discouraging the Soviets from thinking that they could ever resort to them. That is exactly why we must have a capability for a protracted response-to demonstrate that our strategic forces could survive Soviet strikes over an extended period...
...enemy of my enemy is my friend." Last week Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon surprised even his Cabinet colleagues by confirming reports that Israel has indeed been providing Iran with a limited amount of military aid, reportedly consisting of ammunition and spare parts for planes. U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger made clear to Sharon that the U.S. did not appreciate the Israeli aid to Iran...
...concluded last week-not on the budget but on theology. O'Neill phoned Deputy White House Chief of Staff Michael Deaver to warn that the situation was looking grim. Deaver then convinced the President that policy had to be changed. An order went out through Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger to Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, who obediently bowed: a Navy attack submarine initially christened Corpus Christi (which means "body of Christ" in Latin) will be renamed, probably City of Corpus Christi. That persuaded Christian Activist Mitchell Snyder, 38, to end a 64-day protest fast during which...
...Stockman referred to a "swamp of $10-20-30 billion of waste" in the Pentagon budget. To drain that swamp. Stockman proposed to President Reagan significant cuts in the defense budget. Despite his arguments, and the prospect of an ever-growing federal budget deficit, Reagan sided with Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger '38 and his grandiose plans for rearmament at a fantastic cost: $1.6 trillion over the next five years...
Taking time out from the Falkland Islands crisis, Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger '38 visited Cambridge Saturday to attend the Crimson's annual dinner...