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...their land-based warheads, but not so deeply as the U.S. wants? Will they do so only in exchange for the U.S. giving up the MX or some other system under development? And is the Administration willing to link START and the negotiations on Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) that are already under way in Geneva...
...Soviets regard the intermediate-range Pershing II as even more of a strategic threat than the intercontinental MX, since it will be based in West Germany, only a few minutes' flying time from their territory. Ground-launched cruise missiles are already on the agenda of INF. The Kremlin wants to deal with sea-launched cruise missiles and its own Backfire bombers in INF; the U.S. is leaning toward treating both in START. Therefore the possibility may arise of merging the two sets of talks...
Even if Secretary of State-designate George Shultz prevents that from happening by following Haig's policies and filling his role, the problem of trade-offs and fallbacks in START and INF will almost surely touch off negotiations within the U.S. Government. They will be at least as arduous, acrimonious and suspenseful as those in Geneva...
With public opinion polls showing mounting concern over nuclear weapons, White House aides are anxious to portray President Reagan as deeply committed to arms negotiations. They say he was pleased with the first round of Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) talks with the Soviets on how to limit tactical nuclear weapons in Europe. Agrees a State Department veteran: "The Reagan people have discovered arms control and like...
...INF talks, which recessed in Geneva two weeks ago, did not progress far enough to resolve vast differences in the proposals put forth by the two superpowers. The Soviet offer would reduce the number of their intermediate-range weapons targeted at Western Europe to 300 by 1990 (current level: 900), but it would effectively prevent NATO from deploying Pershing II and cruise missiles there. The U.S. wants a "zero option" plan to eliminate all medium-range nuclear missiles. Despite the gulf between these two negotiating positions, U.S. officials came away from the meetings convinced that the Soviets no longer expect...