Word: jointly
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...fact, however, those and other provisions remained on the negotiating table in Geneva, and the Pentagon civilians were pressing for the incorporation of throw weight as a principal bar gaining feature. Weinberger succeeded in persuading the Joint Chiefs of Staff not to oppose him this time around. That task was made easier because General David Jones and his fellow hold overs from the Carter Administration had by now retired; the new Chiefs, headed by General John Vessey, were less experienced in arms control and less inclined to lock horns with the Pentagon civilians...
...Scowcroft commission, the Midgetmanners and the build-downers all joined in what Aspin called a Kabuki dance intended to make the double build-down seem like a joint brain storm. After consulting closely with Scowcroft, Aspin released a letter calling on the commission to recommend a new START proposal. It was to meet a series of criteria spelled out in an accompanying essay, which in turn was written by Woolsey and was designed to elicit a proposal along the lines of the Kent double-build-down scheme...
...Soviets have from the outset shown signs of being willing to improve on what the Joint Chiefs called SALT IIs "modest but useful" regulation of the strategic arms race, but they have yet to see an American proposal that meets them halfway. What would be required is nothing less than a whole new American START negotiating position, one that offers more in the way of genuine concessions on cruise missiles and demands less in the way of drastic reductions in the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces. The best alternative to surface so far is the State Department's framework approach...
...Like what?" challenged General David Jones, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
Burt looked pained and headed for his car. Perle complained to the Joint Chiefs about their letting Burt go behind his back...