Word: strengthening
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Skeptics argue that the summit was designed to strengthen Gorbachev's hand for the upcoming Communist Party conference. This meeting is crucial for the Soviet leader, who will seek approval of measures to loosen Moscow's grip on industry and daily life, to democratize the Communist Party, and to strengthen freedoms of speech, conscience, and assembly...
...would allow Britain to sell sensitive nuclear-submarine technology to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's government. Under a 1958 treaty, the subs cannot be sold without U.S. permission. The Canadians are also considering a French bid for the submarine contract. The nuclear subs' primary role would be to strengthen the Canadian contribution to NATO's North American defense. They would also put some muscle into Canada's assertion of sovereignty over the main routes through its vast Arctic waters...
Even so, Gorbachev's ambitious plan to infuse his economy with U.S. commercial vigor will face deep-rooted obstacles. Many Americans believe that helping strengthen the Soviet Union could damage U.S. interests. And because of Western security concerns, many U.S. commercial technologies will remain off limits to ventures with the Soviets. The Paris-based Coordinating Committee on Export Controls, for example, restricts exports of equipment and processes to the East bloc that might be used in military applications. Under COCOM rules, Western firms cannot do business with the Soviet Union in such areas as nuclear energy, high-speed computers...
...provisions are complex enough to fill 1,000 pages. Among other things, the 1988 omnibus trade bill would give the President special authority to conduct international negotiations and strengthen his ability to retaliate against "pervasive" barriers raised by foreign countries against U.S. imports. But the debate on the bill is being dominated by a rather extraneous and distinctly secondary issue: Should manufacturers be forced to give employees 60 days' notice before closing a plant...
...been charged with embezzling $9.6 million in national development funds. Declaring that "I have failed to control my brother," Chun resigned as head of a council that advises the President on national affairs, and as honorary president of the governing Democratic Justice Party. Chun's moves could strengthen Roh and his party in next week's election for the 299-seat National Assembly...