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...with Reagan precisely because Reagan is a conservative. And then, in reporting on the meeting, it shows him trying to persuade the President that he should seek a major strategic arms deal, which Nixon implied could be achieved with only minor concessions on Reagan's cherished Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), the Star Wars antimissile program...
...Nixon and Gorbachev, SDI was "the only major substantive issue we discussed." Nixon's memo summarized Gorbachev's forceful objections to the program in a way that seemed calculated to make it difficult for Reagan to dismiss them as unreasonable...
...sudden declaration that he "felt uncomfortable" about setting a date to meet Reagan in the U.S. He would be much more at ease about a summit, Gorbachev hinted, if Shultz would agree that the U.S. should slow development of the President's cherished space-based Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). Shultz would not oblige him, and the summit appeared to be off. But after seeming to brood about the matter for a few days, Gorbachev performed an amazing flip-flop: he dispatched Shevardnadze to Washington with a letter for Reagan that put the plans back in motion. Said a Soviet-affairs...
Reagan succeeded in maintaining a personal, impenetrable "SDI shield" by emphasizing the nation's booming economy and relatively peaceful condition while capitalizing on his television image Stahl said...
Shultz did, however, want flexibility to explore a possible compromise on SDI during his Moscow trip. But at a meeting of Reagan's National Security Planning Group, Weinberger "dumped all over the idea that the U.S. should 'show leg' in the talks," according to a participant. As a result, Shultz headed for Moscow with his hands tied...