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...bloc foreign ministers' meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria, outlined the retaliatory measures Moscow is prepared to take in the event of deployment. Kulikov vowed that the Soviets would "deploy additional nuclear weapons to offset NATO'S growing nuclear might in Europe and we shall take corresponding countermeasures with regard to U.S. territory." It was another explicit warning that Moscow is prepared to introduce new missiles into Eastern Europe and mount new cruise-type missiles on refurbished submarines that could patrol U.S. coastal waters. Though Kulikov did not say so explicitly, Western analysts believe that the land-based missiles would...
While Province may regard himself as a Patton scholar, his book is marred by various biographical inaccuracies (or at the very least, editorial bungling) which leads one to question the qualifications he brings to his task. For example, Province has the following to say about Patton's proposal to his wife-to be, Beatric Ayer...
...United States, we have a fairly elaborate industrial policy. Almost half of our research and development support for the private sector comes from government. Upwards of 70% to 80% of basic research and development comes from the government. We have a quite elaborate anti-trust and trade policy, with regard to creating barriers to entry or producing barriers to entry for various industries. My interest is the relationship between these micro-policies and micro-components...
Reich: I think that the debate can be crystallized if you look at what is happening now in Washington with regard to the automobile industry. In the Federal Trade Commission right now, my former colleagues are trying to debate the extent to which G.M. and Toyota should be permitted to embark upon their joint effort on the West Coast. Simultaneously, in the special trade representative's office, you have Bill Brock negotiating with the Japanese about a fourth year of protection from Japanese imports of automobiles. Simultaneously, you have Elizabeth Dole at the Department of Transportation developing a new scheme...
Voters rated Reagan highly on certain key personal attributes. Regarding his belief in traditional values, 64% gave him high marks and only 10% gave him low marks. He was deemed honest by 52% (vs. 17% who thought him "not very good" or "poor" in this regard), trustworthy by 52% (vs. 22%), experienced by 51% (vs. 19%) and good in times of crisis by 48% (vs. 14%). Ratings for Mondale and Glenn are lower at this time in all of these categories, probably in large part because they are untested as Presidents. Notably, only 18% felt Mondale catered to special interests...