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...Kremlin formally suggested on June 29 that talks be held to "prevent the militarization of outer space." It proposed a ban on antisatellite weapons, as well as on space-based systems designed to destroy ballistic missiles carrying nuclear warheads. To the Soviets' apparent surprise, the Administration responded with a qualified yes, but it defined the agenda differently. National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane said that the U.S. would also insist on discussing ways to reopen the dual talks on Strategic Arms Reduction (START) and Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF), which the Soviets abandoned late last year after NATO began deploying...
...White House to verify that no preconditions were being laid down. Even that did not help. During an official lunch for Howe, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko delivered a harsh blast at the U.S., declaring that Washington was bent on "intensifying the arms race and spreading it to outer space." Howe remarked to reporters that people might well conclude that "the Soviet leaders are even unwilling to take yes for an answer...
...short notice Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoli Dobrynin called at the State Department. Ushered into Secretary George Shultz's temporary offices (his regular quarters are being renovated), he laid on the desk a proposal for a September superpower session in Vienna. Purpose: to "prevent the militarization of outer space" and begin negotiating a ban on weapons that could destroy satellites. Before Shultz could discuss the matter with President Reagan at a prearranged meeting at the White House, the Soviet news agency TASS began releasing the proposal to the world. Whether or not the offer was a ploy, its publication...
Moses is still seven years between losses. Starting from the outer lane, he won the 400-meter hurdles (47.76), a 102nd consecutive success. "It's been a terrific mental tussle this week," he said, "putting up with the pressure of all the hype about the streak." Still he seemed as cool as ever, as his wife Myrella testified. "He's really blasé about the streak," she confided. "He says, 'If I lose, then I lose. I'll just go out and start another streak.' Me? I'd be devastated...
...political work. "A lot of people felt there was a wall there because of COCA," says Gary. "People felt they couldn't go to Larry and say, 'Look, I have problems.'" Kathy adds that There was a sort of feeling that there was an inner circle and an outer circle...