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...nuclear parity with the U.S., and thus brought about the dilemma of true mutual deterrence that Schell describes so well, the two countries have tried to stay well back from the brink, despite the many points of tension between them. In short, the choice facing mankind may be less stark, and less simple, than the one Schell gives us between Utopia and Armageddon...
...nuclear age, when nations may someday have to decide between war and peace in a matter of seconds, the irony suggested by the Falkland crisis is stark. Given two weeks to forestall bloodshed, the world has thus far failed entirely. The United States must now show its commitment to promoting peace and to upholding international law. If it does not, both international law and morality in diplomacy will have suffered a serious setback...
This concern about the spread of Communism in the region is clearly legitimate. Thus the conflict, in its possible consequences if not its origin, is indeed part of the East-West rivalry. But a stark East-West emphasis obscures the deeper reasons for turmoil in the Central American isthmus (see following story). Much of the unrest in these countries stems from indigenous problems, most notably, as former State Department Official William Bowdler puts it, "the legacy of exploitation and abuse of the impoverished majority by the privileged few." By underplaying these factors, the U.S. often ends up backing regimes that...
...Costa Rica. The one politically sound link in the Central American chain is Costa Rica, which has long had a flourishing, multiparty democracy. In stark contrast to its militarized neighbors, Costa Rica has no standing army and little political violence. In last month's presidential elections, won by Luis Alberto Monge Alvarez, 76% of the electorate turned out to vote. But there is a major threat to the country's stability: its failing economy. Decades of high spending on social programs, plus spiraling oil bills, left Costa Rica with a $130 million trade deficit last year and a $2.9 billion...
There, on the stark, sun-parched slopes of the Kuh-e Malek Siah Mountain, was the Soviet-Iranian listening post. Using helicopters, the Soviets had transported antennae to a spot near the summit of the mountain. At the foot of the peak were parked ten huge 24-wheel trucks. They were sophisticated surveillance stations equipped with electronic gear that receives signals from the equipment above. The writing on the spy trucks was in Russian letters. Near by were 30 Iranian army British-made Chieftain tanks...