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Khrushchev stepped back. The parliament that never says Nyet obediently raised an assenting...
...chance to put the onus for its collapse on the Soviets. The Administration may have a second chance now. The West Germans are promoting a revival of the plan, and the Soviets are saying they would "discuss" it. Their half of the discussion is likely to be another nyet, but there is only one way to find out. A firm Soviet rejection of a formal American walk-in-the-woods proposal would be bad news for the negotiations but might help bolster support for deployment...
During a visit to Southeast Asia last week, Secretary of State George Shultz said that the U.S. felt it deserved "a responsible answer" rather than a brusque nyet. In a response to critics who have charged that the Reagan Administration was not negotiating sincerely in Geneva, Shultz added, "There are those who argue that in negotiations you make an offer, and if nothing is forthcoming, you offer something else. That is stupid, because you are negotiating with yourself. The name of the game is to negotiate with the other side...
...this has made it possible for Andropov to give a resounding nyet to the American zero proposal while at the same time seeming to say da to the West Europeans in their eagerness for a return to détente...
...late 1989. The Soviets have invaded Iran in a bid to control its oilfields. To protect American interests, the U.S. intervenes. Fighting between Soviet and American forces escalates. The U.S. threatens to use nuclear weapons unless the U.S.S.R. pulls out. The Soviets say nyet and begin to evacuate their cities...