Word: counters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...would say, point two, that in terms of recommendations, that it is the extended-nuclear umbrella that we have back away from....It's getting too dangerous. The weapons are getting too sophisticated. There are too many of them. They're being used to counter too many situations, and we have to begin to move back to a position of nuclear weapons for deterrence of nuclear war. And I think that a no-first use approach is a good step. Not because that's going to solve anything; in fact, it clearly will create, temporarily, some other problems...
...extended-nuclear umbrella that we have to back away from....It's getting too dangerous. The weapons are getting too sophisticated. There are too many of them. They're being used to counter too many situations, and we have to begin to move back to a position of nuclear weapons for deterrence of nuclear war. And I think that a no-first use approach is a good step....I would certainly be for taking that step unilaterally. In other words, a general point that I would make is that arms control and the general political situation are totally linked...
...Swift refuses to discuss publicly her political perspectives, but CFIA colleagues say her experience as a hostage left her deeply disillusioned with some aspects of American foreign policy. Reportedly, Swift's guards showed her documents captured in the embassy which she never knew existed and which seemed to run counter to some of the policies she was working to uphold. "She was deceived, double-crossed," one colleague says. "She has lost a few of her illusions...
...basic differences remain within NATO on how best to deal with the Soviet Union. Reagan and Haig will stress the need for increased defense spending to counter the Soviet military threat. The West Germans will attempt to couple any such declaration with one that emphasizes the need to reduce East-West tensions. The final result may be a statement similar to one worked out last month by NATO foreign ministers at a meeting in Luxembourg: "The allies will persevere in their efforts to establish a more constructive East-West relationship aiming at genuine détente . .. Arms control and disarmament...
...claims to know just who made that first "news-walk," but within days almost the entire population of 30,000 began to crowd the tree-lined main street for an evening promenade during the 7:30 newscast. When local authorities clamped on a 7 o'clock curfew to counter the protest, the resourceful residents of Swidnik took a walk during the 5 o'clock news broadcast. Frustrated officials finally lifted the curfew, and after a month of newswalks, Swidnik's citizens decided they had made their point and stayed home-but not before their unique piece...