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...code was passed (just barely) by the House, which watered down the reforms, abandoned the simplicity, then tossed it to the Senate. Reagan's long-standing desire to speak directly to the Soviet people will be realized on New Year's Day, when he and Party Leader Mikhail Gorbachev give reciprocal radio and television addresses to each other's nations; but when they sit down for their second summit later in the year, a world yearning for progress on arms control will be looking for more than hopeful words and handshakes. All in all, predicts New York's Democratic Senator...
...foreign policy, Reagan faces no challenge so compelling as producing something tangible from his new, more pragmatic approach to U.S.-Soviet relations. In a surprise move last week, Moscow agreed to allow Reagan to speak directly to the Soviet people on New Year's Day, and Gorbachev will likewise address the American people. The Soviets have long resisted giving the persuasive and telegenic Reagan such exposure, but apparently changed their minds in the hope that Gorbachev could raise U.S. expectations for the summit...
...Soviet proposal for a moratorium on nuclear-weapons testing had sat on the table since July, disdained by the Reagan Administration as a mere propaganda ploy. But with the Kremlin's self-imposed (and rather self-serving) testing freeze due to expire on Jan. 1, Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev sweetened the offer. If the U.S. agreed to join the Soviets in a testing halt, he wrote President Reagan on Dec. 5, U.S. inspectors would be welcome in the Soviet Union to resolve questions about cheating...
Suddenly, the Administration began listening. In 25 years of jawing over arms control, the supremely suspicious Soviets have steadfastly refused to permit foreigners to poke around their most sensitive military installations. Although Gorbachev's proposal was deliberately vague, the hint that the Soviets might be willing to lower their guard and allow on-site inspections persuaded Reagan to reconsider his flat refusal to talk about a test ban. Last week the President sent Gorbachev a letter, described by White House aides as "conciliatory," suggesting that experts from the two sides meet to discuss the verification issue...
...making each side less confident that it could rely on new weaponry. It would at least be an important symbolic step. In mid-December, 46 U.S. Senators, including twelve Republicans, wrote Reagan urging him to resume test-ban talks to "demonstrate to the world that both you and Mr. Gorbachev are willing to take concrete steps to further reduce superpower tension." After years of tortuous arms-control negotiations, a test ban has the popular appeal of a quick and easy fix, harking back to the enduring 1963 treaty to end nuclear tests in the atmosphere, underwater and in space...