Word: summiteer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ridden a horse from Point Mugu (the Naval air station some 60 miles away, where Air Force One lands) to the ranch." Reagan at least had plenty of time to read the stacks of briefing papers National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane keeps feeding him in preparation for the November summit in Geneva. The papers range from an analysis of the Russian psyche to a synopsis of superpower relations over the past 15 years. Reagan also found time to indulge his taste for Louis L'Amour westerns...
...lose from an ASAT race than the Soviets would, since it is more dependent on satellites to provide intelligence and coordinate military movements. In any case, says John Pike of the Federation of American Scientists, the U.S. test "is throwing down the gauntlet to the Soviets before the summit...
Administration officials have been talking privately of the summit as an opportunity less to search for agreements than to set a philosophical agenda for future dealings with Gorbachev, who at 54 might be in power in Moscow for a generation. McFarlane put this idea on the record last week. Seeking specific agreements, said the National Security Adviser, "should not become an excuse for not thinking about what is at the heart of our disagreements." As an example of the Soviets' "one-sided negotiating positions," he cited demands that the U.S. abandon Star Wars "even as they pursue the greatest research...
Bristling at such talk, Moscow accused the U.S. of mounting an anti-Soviet propaganda campaign. Noted TASS: "One gets the impression that instead of encouraging dialogue between our countries and creating a favorable atmosphere (for the summit), attempts are being made to raise obstacles." There is some merit to the Administration's desire to focus on fundamental issues rather than cosmetic agreements, but there are high risks as well. Too many harsh signals from Washington before November could convince the Soviets once and for all that they can never do business with Ronald Reagan. If that happens, the "agenda...
NATION: With an eye on the summit...