Word: strainâ
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Dates: during 1979-1979
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...monitor weapons development deep inside the Soviet Union when it could get caught by surprise by a Soviet combat brigade 90 miles from Florida? Suddenly and improbably, what should have been a minor diplomatic squabble with the Soviets?one that could have been handled quietly and with minimum strain???had escalated into a major domestic political issue, strained U.S.-Soviet relations and endangered SALT II. Gloated Senator Henry (Scoop) Jackson, an avowed SALT foe: "Unless I have misread the mood of my colleagues, SALT II is dead unless those Soviet troops are taken out of Cuba...
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