Word: mx
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...downing of flight 007 does not mean that we should abandon arms control talks or resort to needless military spending--such as for the MX missile. But it is time we stopped fooling ourselves about the real nature of the U.S.S.R...
...attack, compensation for the families of the victims, and Soviet cooperation in tightening civil-and military-aviation rules to make sure that nothing similar happens again?all legitimate demands that no one expects to be fulfilled. Reagan struck one jarringly inappropriate note by appealing for congressional funding of the MX missile, thus introducing a domestic political controversy into an otherwise carefully balanced speech. But on the whole, his combination of anger and restraint was stirring and statesmanlike...
...Soviets have accomplished an effect they certainly could never have intended: weakening congressional opposition to Reagan's military spending plans. Congressional foes of the MX, for instance, concede they have no hope of cutting off funding now. Says New York Democrat Joseph Addabbo, chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee: "I think we had it beat?until this...
...sometimes seems to understand too well. In a way his book is a survival guide for civilized nations surrounded by global punks, chiefly the Soviets. He calls for "détente with deterrence"-shorthand for closer diplomatic and trade relations with the Soviet Union-even as we build the MX and the cruise and Pershing missiles, and improve our conventional forces to achieve a true military balance. Arms don't cause wars, he insists, human intentions do; and only when perceptions of the futility of trying to beat us soaks into the Soviet mind will we have true arms...
...primate who works for a Government-funded think tank in Washington, D.C. "Although physically still an orangutan, he has the mental capabilities of an Einstein," explains Mr. Smith Co-Creator Ed Weinberger. "Because of that, he becomes a valuable resource to this country, eventually getting involved in everything from MX missile policy to landmark legal cases." Gee whiz, and if the ratings ever flag, the producer could bring in Lassie as his secretary and Mr. Ed as his spokesanimal and Flipper as an offshore oil specialist...