Word: inf
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ahead with the meeting in part because the NATO allies favor a steady East-West dialogue. Western Europe in particular sees the encounter as helpful to the Geneva-based U.S.-Soviet talks on limiting medium-range nuclear missiles in Europe. U.S. participation in those talks on Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) has been the allies' quid pro quo for allowing the installation of new U.S. missiles in Europe...
Haig has stressed that INF talks should not be halted by the crisis over Poland. Said he: "These INF talks must be dealt with outside the context of more normal East-West relationships, because there are fundamental advantages to the U.S. in continuation." One advantage is entirely practical: the Soviets install an additional SS-20 missile every five days, according to the State Department; the sooner a limitation pact is in effect, the smaller will be the ballistic threat looming over Europe...
Under pressure from the Europeans, and largely at Haig's urging, the Administration agreed in May to resume INF talks by the end of the year. But Reagan's men had trouble deciding on a bargaining strategy. Weinberger and his Pentagon colleagues tended to favor the zero option. They maintained that it would be the best way to please the Europeans and put the Soviets in a bind. Haig, however, argued that the zero option would both raise false hopes in Europe and hinder serious arms-limitation negotiations with Moscow...
...only has SALT been STARTed, but the Administration now refers to Theater Nuclear Forces (TNF) as Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF). One reason: European complaints that their continent was clearly designated as the theater in which a nuclear war would most probably take place...
...Steve Bianucci 6 18 60 3.3 11 0 Scott McCabe 7 10 37 3.7 7 0 Mike Ernst 6 4 20 5.0 9 0 Paul Golitz 5 2 6 3.0 5 0 Bill Saleeby 1 2 3 1.5 3 0 Passing Player G Cpl/Att Pct Yds Inf TD Ron Cuccia 8 47/107 .439 673 5 3 Don Allard 6 12/27 .444 129 2 1 Jim Callinan 8 1/3 .333 21 0 1 Mike Buchanon 1 1/3 .333 7 0 0 Joe Lahti 1 1/1 1.000 31 0 0 Total Offense Leaders Player G Att Yds TDR Ron Cuccia...