Word: nuclearization
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Both leaders said they would meet again next year in the United States, and expressed the hope--but not the certainty--they would be able to sign historic agreements in 1990 to cut long range nuclear weapons and conventional forces in Europe and make progress toward a chemical weapons...
...Soviet leader said he hoped that two treaties could be signed next year: one calling for sharp cuts in both sides' long-range nuclear missiles when he and Bush meet next June in Washington; and another for cutting troops in Europe by the end of next year...
...eavesdropping devices. Active Noise and Vibration Technologies of Phoenix makes antinoise speakers for the headrests of helicopters, trucks and airplanes to surround passengers with zones of silence. Soon, lawn mowers and snow-blowers may be electronically muzzled to reduce suburban din. And, thanks to antinoise systems, submarines carrying nuclear warheads now run silent as well as deep. "Everywhere you hear noise, there's a business opportunity," says Gene Frantz, applications manager for digital signal processing at Texas Instruments. "We're at a stage of the technology where the first guy to the problem can be rich...
...announcement, word reached Washington that West German Defense Minister Gerhard Stoltenberg has drawn plans for a 15% reduction in the Bundeswehr by 1991. Almost simultaneously, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, the West German Foreign Minister, arrived in Washington and let it be known that any U.S. plans to modernize short-range nuclear weapons in Europe are out of the question now that the two Germanys are groping toward reconciliation. "No German government will discuss any weapons system that might result in nuclear weapons being targeted at Dresden and Leipzig," said a Genscher aide...
...Bush's wariness if Gorbachev delivers a surprise of the sort that caught Ronald Reagan off balance in Reykjavik. Much more likely are broader philosophical explorations of the future course of the superpower relationship and a series of small but still significant incremental steps on trade, chemical weapons and nuclear testing. But White House aides have been hinting for several weeks that Bush will not be going to Malta empty-handed. If past experience is any guide, Bush will not decide to play whatever cards he is carrying until he arrives in Malta and the game is under...