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...relying on tactical nuclear weapons to deter Communist aggression in Europe. In Sakharov's view, the firing of a single nuclear weapon of any size anywhere would be all too likely to lead to all-out war. He urges a big Western buildup in conventional arms to offset present Soviet superiority and end the West's tacit dependence on nuclear weapons to close the conventional gap, while gloomily questioning: "Will the West's politicians be able to carry out such a restructuring...
...offset his lack of diplomatic experience, Motley should bring to Central America a familiarity with Latin ways, an understanding of the military mind and a smooth social adroitness. Dressed, characteristically, in blue jeans and sports shirt, he told TIME that a change in U.S. policy toward Latin America was not necessary. But he does believe that the disproportionate amount of attention Central America has attracted in Washington has obscured U.S. interests elsewhere in the hemisphere. After Motley's auspicious first week in his new position, one State Department official observed, "He might even come to be branded a pragmatist...
...person may need psychotherapy to get at the roots of his Type A behavior, while another needs nothing more than regular exercise and vacations. Just as responses to stress vary widely according to age, sex, temperament and other factors, so do the requirements for treatment to offset...
...reason, economists point out, for the auto industry's troubles, since it is one of the heaviest steel users. Says C. Fred Bergsten, director of the Institute for International Economics in Washington: "In the long run, jobs saved by protection of one industry tend to be offset by the loss of jobs in other industries." In the short run, protectionism is a big contributor to inflation...
...rather large number of SS-20s in the Soviet Union." In the view of many NATO governments, Moscow would have an overwhelming advantage in Europe if the U.S. accepted Soviet Leader Yuri Andropov's proposal that the number of Soviet SS-20s be reduced to 162 to offset the British and French missiles, leaving the U.S. with no sophisticated intermediate-range missile on the Continent. For nations such as West Germany and Italy, which have no independent nuclear forces, this would raise the troublesome question of whether the U.S. would fire its nuclear weapons, thereby risking retaliation against...