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...repeat Moscow's line that there could be no agreement on reducing offensive nuclear weapons without an accompanying ban on Star Wars development, but he appeared to retreat from what leniency he had previously displayed. In an August interview with TIME, Gorbachev had hinted that he might accept some SDI research, since laboratory activities cannot be verified anyway. But last week, said one American, Gorbachev seemed to be insisting on a "complete ban on every activity in any way related to strategic defense...
...long interview with five Soviet reporters that was published at the start of last week, Reagan astonishingly declared that the U.S. would not only negotiate with the Soviets before deploying a Star Wars system and offer to share the technology but that it would not deploy an SDI system "until we [the U.S. and U.S.S.R.] do away with our nuclear missiles, our offensive missiles." In fact, he repeated the thought in only slightly different language three times, which raised an obvious question: Why bother with an extremely costly defensive system if there were no longer any nuclear missiles to intercept...
Reagan is determined not to yield on his Strategic Defense Initiative, insisting that research and testing would be within the bounds of the ABM Treaty and that any SDI developments could be shared with the Soviets...
Gorbachev is equally adamant in his desire to ban any research, testing or development of Star Wars technology. Arms-control negotiations at the summit could thrive or die on the SDI issue...
...know what is on his mind. He has great respect for Weinberger's opinions. Both men share a simplicity of vision untroubled by confusing nuance. That is not to say their vision is identical, however. Reagan persists in believing that the U.S. can have both arms reductions and SDI; Weinberger apparently cares less about a superpower deal than about Star Wars. Says Paul Warnke, Jimmy Carter's chief arms-control negotiator: "Essentially what Weinberger is urging is that we go it alone...