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...seven years in the U.S. Senate, Arlen Specter has earned a reputation as a ferociously independent politician who keeps his own counsel. In 1985 the Pennsylvania Republican stunned liberals and some moderates by unexpectedly voting for the MX missile; then last year he managed to enrage conservatives by opposing aid to the Nicaraguan contras. During the past two weeks, trying to read Specter's mind on the subject of Judge Robert Bork has proved as confounding as ever...
...MX and Trident II missiles, along with the Pershing II, are the most accurate ballistic missiles in the world--the ultimate first strike weapons. Their accuracy, which the authors say is "comparable to hitting the eye of a fly at a distance of 10 miles," is unnecessary for a second strike against Soviet cities. They are intended for one type of target--Soviet missile silos. They serve one function--pre-emptive first strike...
...Pentagon seeks a disarming first strike capability. The MX, Trident and SDI systems can be seen in no other...
...ignored. In a rare coup, Wisconsin Democrat Les Aspin two years ago seized the chair of the House Armed Services Committee from Illinois' Melvin Price, then 80. Without the seniority shield, Aspin was himself toppled this year by his party's caucus. He had alienated liberals by supporting the MX missile and the contras, and offended many by his general tactlessness (he likened former Speaker Tip O'Neill to a "beached whale"). After two weeks of frenzied campaigning and a period of "contrition," Aspin fended off three challengers to regain his post. Said he: "There are a lot of things...
Depending on which version of the old joke you've heard, close only counts in horseshoes, hand-grenades or MX missiles...