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...railroad strike procedures and gun control. The national conventions loom, and so does the political fact that all House members and one-third of the Senators must stand for re-election in November. It is thus questionable that any of these bills will be resolved, a situation sure to renew calls for further Congressional reform...
...SALT negotiations, tagged SALT II, are expected to begin soon. They will concentrate at first on putting the offensive weapons agreement into treaty form. Then the Russians will undoubtedly renew their demand that U.S. tactical nukes in Europe be limited; the U.S. will resist. The U.S. may also demand some limitation on the megatonnage of ICBMS. The U.S.S.R. has shown a preference for far bigger bombs than the U.S.; it is known to be working on a 50-megaton missile (the biggest U.S. weapon is the 5-to 10-megaton Titan II). Toughest of all will be any attempts...
...Instead, the catalysts are boredom and the possible opportunity for reward. With characteristic disinterest, the samurai maneuvers the factions into warfare, then sits stop a watchtower and on looks with the unconcealed glee of a tomcat observing a goldfish bowl. But his efforts are thwarted so the warrior must renew his plans...
...thought that there was no longer any need to set forth the nature and causes of American failure in Vietnam or the case for complete withdrawal, but the renewed bombing attacks on Hanoi and Haiphong demonstrate that there are still those who have the delusion that it will be possible to sustain a viable non-communist government in the South. The notions of "Vietnamization" and an "honorable negotiated settlement" in Paris implied the delusion, but one could question how seriously they should be taken. When, however, we renew massive bombing raids with their indiscriminate slaughter, it seems clear that President...
...current fighting will begin to fade in three to four weeks, as the North Vietnamese withdraw to their sanctuaries to regroup and resupply. Despite the onset of the monsoon rains, which are due to begin in most of the country next month, the Communists may well try to renew the fighting in August, in order to influence the U.S. election campaign. "Traditionally," says an American official in Saigon, "their first effort has been the strongest and most violent. According to our experience, the second will be less intense and so will the third, if there is a third...