Word: ress
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...possibility of real prog-ress may hinge on the personal chemistry between the superpower leaders. Shultz has already taken to the affable but businesslike Shevardnadze, whom he finds far pleasanter to deal with than the last Soviet Foreign Minister, the glum and wily Andrei Gromyko. The two top diplomats should have ample opportunity to get to know each other better this week, since they are expected to spend a minimum of eight to ten hours together in New York and Washington. Shevardnadze is also scheduled to sit down with the President at a private meeting and a working lunch...
Weinberger defended the increases as necessary if the U.S. is to match the military might of the Soviet Union. The Reagan Administration, he said, "has made significant prog ress in restoring the credibility of our forces." Yet, he warned, the Soviets outspent the U.S. on defense by a hefty 40% during the past ten years. When asked about recent CIA and NATO reports indicating that Soviet military spending has been markedly less than many Western analysts had assumed, Weinberger answered, "It's not what the Soviets spend, but what they...