Word: ultimatums
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Toward the close of the evening meeting, McNamara eloquently pleaded that the planners consider "what kind of world we live in after we've struck Cuba ... how do we stop at that point?" Instead of an air strike, McNamara began talking of a blockade, accompanied by "an ultimatum" to the Soviets, which he conceded would have dangers also. Said he: "This alternative doesn't seem to be a very acceptable one, but wait until you work on the others." That provoked grim laughter, but after many more meetings a blockade was decided on. It ultimately drew overwhelming support...
Andropov's ultimatum was another matter. Since the planned mid-December deployment of the NATO missiles in West Germany and Britain is now a virtual certainty, Andropov was effectively signaling the collapse, for the moment, of the second track of NATO's 1979 "double-track" strategy: to pursue both the deployment of new medium-range weapons and an agreement on their limitation. Although he was careful to propose marginal Soviet "concessions" in order to achieve at least the appearance of continued flexibility, Andropov asserted that Moscow "will not retreat" from its stance that a nuclear balance now exists...
Whatever his travails, Andropov seems to have sharply limited Soviet options. After last week's ultimatum, Moscow cannot continue the arms talks, at least for a time, without losing considerable prestige. Key U.S. officials believe the Soviet move is an opportunity for the West to see to it that Moscow gets full blame for jeopardizing the arms-control process. They point out that the negotiators routinely take a Christmas-New Year's recess, and expect the Soviets to extend the break for several months. That will give the Soviets time to assess West European reaction and begin their...
...first filed for protection from creditors under bankruptcy laws and then ordered its workers to take pay cuts that in some cases exceeded 50%. At Eastern (1982 revenues: $3.76 billion), where losses reached $128.9 million during the three quarters that ended last month, Chairman Frank Borman gave employees an ultimatum: accept wage reductions of 15% by Oct. 12, or Eastern would also file for bankruptcy. In addition, Eastern's more than 5,000 flight attendants were set to strike the Miami-based carrier unless it agreed to a new contract...
...Eastern, one hopeful sign emerged late in the week when Borman abruptly dropped his ultimatum. The action followed a series of labor-management talks prompted by former U.S. Labor Secretary William Usery Jr., whom Eastern had hired as a consultant. Eastern agreed during the sessions to retain a pair of outside advisers to examine its financial woes and propose solutions. The move was welcomed by the carrier's unions...