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When news of the tentative decision leaked last month, it seemed a great victory for the State Department and arms-control advocates. To stay within the missile limits set by the unratified SALT II accord, President Reagan had agreed to dismantle two aging Poseidon submarines when a new Trident sub is launched this month. The complex compromise, reached at a secret National Security Council meeting, seemed to have something for each of the warring factions in the Administration: though it preserved SALT II for the moment, it also accelerated work on the small mobile missile known as the Midgetman...
...present diplomatic process as fragile. Apart from the question of whether progress on vital issues is really possible, there is the fact that the U.S. must decide shortly on whether to continue to abide by the restraints on nuclear arsenals imposed by the unratified SALT II agreement. A new Trident submarine, equipped with 24 ballistic missiles, is scheduled to begin sea trials on May 20. The vessel's entry into the U.S. arsenal would mean going over the ceilings set by the treaty. As Reagan reiterated in his midweek press conference, no decision on the question of limits...
...important test is coming next month, when another U.S. submarine equipped to fire Trident II nuclear missiles puts to sea. To stay within the ceilings imposed by the SALT II treaty, which both sides are observing even though it has never been ratified, the U.S. would have to dismantle two older Poseidon submarines the moment the Trident begins sea trials. The Pentagon, contending that the Soviets have already violated the treaty, argues that the Poseidon subs instead should be dry-docked so that they could be quickly returned to sea. Opponents contend that such an outright breach of SALT...
...affiliated research group developed theguidance systems for the MX and cruise missilesand is presently working on the Trident IIsubmarine-based ballistic missile. It also hasdeveloped the software for the on-board computersand the autopilot mechanism for the spaceshuttles
...government supported Reagan's plan but insisted that any agreement on nuclear missiles include two shorter-range tactical Soviet missiles--the SS-21 and SS-22--that are stationed in Eastern Europe. Thatcher is unwilling at the moment to abandon plans to modernize the British force with new Trident II (D-5) submarine- launched nuclear missiles. In France, the prospect of a reduction in medium- range missiles raised old fears that Western Europe would be "decoupled" from the U.S. Said a former French defense-policy planner: "The probability of American engagement is much higher if the Pershings and cruises remain...