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...prompt withdrawal of Argentine forces." That wording differed from previous British demands, which had called for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the Argentine forces from the islands before any other discussion could begin. The British also seemed willing to soften their insistence on self-determination for the Falkland Islanders, now saying only that their "wishes" had to be taken into account. Finally, the British said that they would find a U.N. administration acceptable, as opposed to their earlier demand for a "return to British administration" in the Falklands before any negotiations...
...days before Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands on April 2, the Soviet Union launched Cosmos 1345 and Cosmos 1346, two satellites programmed to monitor military activity in the area. The Soviets had apparently detected preparations for the attack through their regular intelligence network. Since then, the Soviets have launched at least six other reconnaissance satellites in orbits that take them over the South Atlantic, where they can watch both Argentine and British military movements. The intelligence-gathering space vehicles perform various functions. Two were put up to intercept communications. Two others were radar-sensing satellites designed to pick up radar...
...first casualties in the war for the Falkland Islands has been the Reagan Administration's troubled attempt to mold its global ideology into a coherent foreign policy. Ronald Reagan came into office with an East-West world view that saw each crisis as a possible target of Soviet expansionism that must be vigorously opposed. Once again, unexpected events showed the world to be more complex than that, but no less challenging...
...Falkland Islands crisis has become for Ronald Reagan an intense seminar on geopolitics and war, focusing questions of stunning clarity on almost every aspect of the exercise of world power. Reagan, derided a year ago by Leonid Brezhnev as a global cowboy, has emerged as the man who repeatedly cautioned his Government in secret meetings, "Don't shoot from...
...members of the world's press, the battle for the Falkland Islands has been mainly a losing one. Except for 27 British newsmen with their country's fleet, neither reporters nor photographers have been able to get near the fighting, and the only real news has been from conflicting government statements issued in London and Buenos Aires. "We're covering this war with excruciating difficulty," admits Jeff Gralnick, executive producer of ABC's World News Tonight. "It's the first major story in a decade in which the press has not had immediate contact...