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...deal with the clash of troops, tanks, and tactical nuclear weapons in a European conflict. For the other two-hours and 55 minutess (including commercials), 70 million Americans viewed Kansas both before and after a general thermonuclear attack. You may recall the scenario: political upheaval in East Germany; Warsaw Pact siege of West Berlin; attack of NATO tank forces to relieve the beleaguered city; counterattack; NATO use of small nuclear weapons against an overwhelming Pact advance; holocaust...
...siege of West Berlin. Such events cannot be ruled but; witness Poland's recent unrest and the troubles over Berlin since 1945. Oppressed people-have-a habit of rising against their oppressors, as the heirs of the October Revolution are certainly acutely aware. To this end, the Pact and the Red Army, not SS-20s or SS-18s, guarantee Soviet security through political repression. And this is what MBFR is all about...
...Warsaw Pact appeared to have a different agenda. At last week's opening ceremonies, speaker after speaker from the East bloc echoed Moscow's criticism of the NATO missile deployment. They also called...
...coming months the NATO allies will push in Stockholm for improvements in the present system, which requires a nation to give notice of military maneuvers of 25,000 troops or more at least 21 days before they begin. The fate of such initiatives may depend on whether the Warsaw Pact nations distract the conference with propaganda blasts against the new NATO missiles or high-sounding but insubstantial "declaratory proposals" against aggression. In a press conference for Europeans last week, Shultz warned against expecting immediate improve ments in Soviet-American relations. "We are prepared for a thaw," he said, "but whether...
...about Lebanese soldiers entering his fief in the Chouf, said the arrangement was "not acceptable," which prompted another bout of last-minute dickering. If the agreement is implemented, the U.S. expects Gemayel to make good on his promises to share power. Notes a senior State Department official: "The security pact would clear the way for national reconciliation to go forward...