Word: withdraw
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Nonetheless, it was the impasse over SDI that saved us from the embarrassment of entering into agreements from which we would have subsequently had to withdraw. Thus, ironically, SDI may already have made a major contribution to Western security -- not for the elusive future usually advertised, but by preserving the elements of nuclear deterrence from our own recklessness at Reykjavik. Arms control may be tricky business, but trivializing arms-control negotiations can make it immensely dangerous...
...scenerio ends when the two leaders agree in principle to withdraw troops from the region...
...State Department questioned the sincerity of a Soviet decision to withdraw six regiments from Afghanistan. New arms were shipped in recently, and four of the regiments were not in combat. If all of them left, there still would be more than 110,000 Soviet troops in the country, spokesman Pete Martinez said...
Labor's shadow Foreign Secretary Denis Healey accused the U.S. of "bullying Britain." Kinnock replied to Washington's warnings with similar bluntness. He served notice that a Labor government would withdraw from the protection of the U.S. nuclear umbrella after closing down American nuclear bases in Britain. In a BBC interview he said, "If we're not prepared to use the weapons systems ourselves, we certainly would not be asking anyone else to jeopardize themselves by the use of that nuclear weapon. It would be immoral...
...outrageous" and have refused to consider the four-and-two proposal. Harvard's stall tactics should come as no surprise; the University has a long history of failing to negotiate promptly or in good faith with its employees. In addition to stonewalling, Harvard negotiator Edward Powers has threatened to withdraw retroactive wage increases that are often granted employees working under an interim contract after a new contract is approved. The University seems determined to force the union to give into its demands...