Word: presse
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Clear Warning. The forum that Nixon used was a 55-minute press conference, during which, coolly and without notes, he reviewed the spectrum of U.S. concerns abroad, from Berlin and the Middle East to Peru's expropriation of American oil properties. When he came to Viet Nam, there was no question that he said exactly what he intended. Although he warned against the peril of using "words threatening deeds in order to accomplish objectives," he seemingly did just that...
Even so, McNamara, along with many prominent scientists both in and out of the Government, remained highly skeptical of the ABM's efficacy against a large-scale Soviet attack. The Joint Chiefs of Staff, and particularly the Army ? which has jurisdiction over land-based ABMs ? continued to press for its installation on the grounds that some protection was better than none. Army General Earle Wheeler, J.C.S. chairman, has argued that a full-fledged ABM might save between 50 million and 80 million American lives...
...together with the fact that the Russians have managed to catch up somewhat in the arms race, may explain Moscow's present willingness to bargain for some form of arms limitation. Another element is that, in the absence of any agreement, both sides might soon consider it necessary to press ahead with new generations of expensive weapons, both offensive and defensive...
...last month. After the widespread condemnation that followed Israel's strike at Beirut airport last December, the government felt it necessary to measure its response with care, at a time when the new U.S. Administration of Richard Nixon is formulating its policy on the Middle East. At his press conference last week, the President reported "substantial progress" in conversations on the Middle East with France's De Gaulle, and "encouraging" talks with the Russians. Both favor an imposed settlement-a proposition that Israel adamantly resists. Though Nixon also added that the big powers "cannot dictate" a peace formula...
...left him compulsive about time. "It affects-you might even say, warps-your personality," he says in the familiar, syncopated rhythm that is the same off the air as on. "Oh, yes, I can relax. But I can't relax doing nothing." His estranged wife, former United Press Reporter Ann Fischer, maintains that David's work is "the one thing in the world he's really comfortable with...