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...seeking to refocus the summit agenda, Reagan may have regained some of the momentum from Gorbachev hi the contest for world opinion. The gambit was an attempt to put the Soviet leader on the defensive during the summit. As one adviser bluntly explained: "We were looking for a way to recapture the propaganda initiative...
...question was whether this would further jeopardize any chance for negotiating the beginnings of an arms-control accord. That chance was never scintillating: the Soviets have offered deep cuts in nuclear missiles only if the U.S. cancels SDI, and Reagan at the U.N. reaffirmed his determination to proceed with that program. Reagan's introduction of other topics does not improve the prospects for bargaining on this score, and his proposals on regional conflicts, although justifiable, are unlikely to prove negotiable. It is remotely possible that the Soviets, seeking a way to extricate themselves from the endless guerrilla war in Afghanistan...
...judgment of Reagan and his lieutenants, however, the risk of coming down from the summit without any kind of significant agreement was increasing anyway. According to senior U.S. officials, Soviet representatives have been unexpectedly balky in preparing even the minor pacts that were expected to be approved in Geneva, such as agreements to open more consulates, increase scientific and cultural exchanges and resume direct airline flights between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Some White House ears detect an unspoken Kremlin message: no little deals without a big deal on arms...
Allied leaders who must contend with large and vocal antinuclear movements within their own countries also expressed worry that Reagan is not countering Soviet arms-reduction proposals vigorously enough. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was impressed by Reagan's private notes, which he showed the allies, detailing various arms-control scenarios that might be played out at the summit. But Thatcher, supported by Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, thought more was required. A spokesman quoted her as telling Reagan at the minisummit that "you have to re-present or reformulate your arms-control position before Geneva or there will...
Indeed, divisions within the Administration on arms control are continuing through the pre-summit maneuvering. Last week, Arms Control Adviser Paul Nitze expressed cautious interest in a Soviet proposal for a freeze on intermediate-range nuclear missiles, such as Soviet SS-20s targeted on Western Europe, and U.S. Pershing II and cruise missiles in Western Europe capable of hitting the U.S.S.R. The proposal is unacceptable because it would leave the Soviets with a huge lead, Nitze told reporters, but at least the Soviets are now willing to include missiles in Asia as well as Europe in the freeze. At about...