Word: meres
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...more weighty public remarks, Nixon, inadvertently or not, did exactly what the Chinese would have wanted. At the opening banquet, hosted by Hua Kuo-feng, he seemed to paraphrase China's own foreign policy position by saying: "There are, of course, some who believe that the mere act of signing a statement of principles or a diplomatic conference will bring lasting peace. This is naive." Many believed that Nixon was alluding to the Ford Administration's signing of the Helsinki declaration with Moscow, an act strongly condemned by China. Nixon denied that interpretation. "My God," he said, through...
...Moscow proclaimed their intent to work for a reduction of world tensions. Although taking a hopeful view of the long-term trend of U.S.-Soviet relations, Henry Kissinger has recently warned Americans against expecting too much of détente, which Kremlin hard-liners have long described as a mere tactic. Last week Soviet Party Boss Leonid Brezhnev strongly reinforced that view -and then some. Détente, he argued, is not an end in itself but a means of achieving Russia's strategic objectives...
...Mere Intimidation. There is no evidence that Moscow is planning a military offensive against the U.S. or the Atlantic Alliance, and it is widely assumed that the Kremlin would not now risk U.S. nuclear retaliation. Some experts, however, are not so certain. Malcolm R. Currie, Pentagon director of research and engineering, warned at a Washington press conference last week that "it would be a fundamental mistake" to believe that Soviet leaders view a nuclear war as unthinkable...
While it may never come to such a grim "doomsday" scenario, the Soviet Union's growing military muscle may well win important victories through mere intimidation. NATO Commander in Chief General Alexander Haig warns that at some future date a specific East-West pressure point could develop, as it did over Berlin and Cuba. This time, the Soviets not only would be stronger, but might also conclude that America's determination to live up to its commitments has been weakened by setbacks in Southeast Asia and southern Africa. Moscow might then risk making tough demands, on the theory...
...Introduction to The Harvard Lampoon Centennial Celebration 1876-1973" (he was Lampoon president in former days), there is a hilarious description of that organization, where he reminds us aptly that "The Lampoon is saved from mere sociable fatuity by being also The Lampoon, a magazine...