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...missile arsenal if Washington would agree to curtail its Strategic Defense Initiative, or Star Wars, the plan for a space-based antimissile shield. Gorbachev's letter proposed linking cuts in offensive missiles to an agreement by both countries to honor for at least 15 more years the 1972 antiballistic-missi le agreement, which would confine SDI to laboratory research and prohibit development, testing and deployment. As Reagan was taking flak at home and abroad for announcing that he planned to abandon the SALT II treaty, Gorbachev showed new signs of flexibility at the Geneva arms-control talks...
...strategy of sending in outsiders to direct his campaign, bypassing the faction-ridden state parties, has in general worked well in this area, despite continuing complaints about decisions being made in Atlanta. Observes Larry Radway, New Hampshire party chairman: "In Charlemagne's empire he created the missi dominici. They were sent into the provinces to monitor activities and keep people in line. If it worked for Charlemagne, it should work for Carter." Carter's strength in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut remains substantial. His chances of carrying Vermont and New Hampshire are minimal...
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