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Shultz, meanwhile, was briefing the American press in Iceland. He said there had been the possibility of reaching "very sweeping and substantial and important agreements." But the President, he argued, simply could not have given in on the SDI issue. "In the end, with great reluctance, the President, having worked so hard, creatively and constructively for these potentially tremendous achievements, simply had to refuse to compromise the security of the U.S., of our allies and freedom by abandoning the shield that has held in front of freedom." White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan put the failure in more direct...
...press conference, occurring almost simultaneously in a nearby theater, Gorbachev sat behind a wooden table and spoke in sober, measured tones. "I must say the Americans came to this meeting empty-handed," he charged. But Gorbachev held out hope that even the failure in Iceland would produce a new impetus to the arms-control process. "I think the President and ourselves should reflect on this entire situation that has evolved here," he said. "We have traveled a long...
...hope of curtailing the development of a Star Wars system. In the past few months, he had hinted that the Soviets would be willing to accept an extension of 15 years, or even less. Reagan had offered a plan that would prohibit deployment of SDI for 7½ years. In Iceland both sides tentatively accepted a ten-year extension of the ABM treaty...
...Soviets insisted in Iceland that the treaty be "strengthened" to confine SDI research to the science lab. The first official statement that this was the Soviets' goal came in Gorbachev's interview with TIME in August of last year, when the Soviet leader said Moscow would not object to "fundamental research" on new space weapons. In the end, his definition of permissible research could not be reconciled with Reagan's plans to push ahead with...
...outcome will inevitably intensify the controversy, raging at home as well as abroad, over Reagan's unyielding commitment to SDI. To many Americans, the entire Soviet ploy in Iceland might seem to be a setup, one that would give the Kremlin powerful propaganda ammunition in its current "peace crusade." Gorbachev was quick to blame the U.S. for the breakdown. Said he Sunday night: "Let America think. We are waiting. We are not withdrawing the proposals we have made...