Word: zeroed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Publicly, the President was standing firm on the U.S. bargaining position at the critical talks with the Soviet Union on intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) in Europe. Declared Reagan at his televised press conference: "When I . . . introduced this proposal for zero option, I said that we would negotiate in good faith any legitimate proposal that might be offered . . . So far no legitimate counterproposal has been offered that would warrant negotiation or study." Thus, insisted Reagan about the Soviets, "the ball is still in their court...
Privately, however, pressure was building within the Administration for the U.S. to break the impasse at Geneva by moving away from the zero option. Under this proposal, the Soviet Union would dismantle its SS-20 missiles, most of which are aimed at European targets, in return for the U.S.'s abandoning its plans to deploy Pershing II and cruise missiles in Europe beginning in December. No such U.S. initiative is likely, though, until after the March 6 elections in West Germany. Any softening of the American stance before then, U.S. officials believe, would undercut Chancellor Helmut Kohl, a firm...
...period's final moments, Blair stopped the most serius threat of the evening to his shutout when Bruin wingers Joe Kuzsnest and John McEvoy (no relation to Harvard, goalie Dickie) skated in on a two-on-zero break Blair dove just before the buzzer to block the pass to McEvoy with his stick...
President Reagan is not serious about arms control. There is only one zero option, the total elimination of all nuclear weapons in every nation...
...recalled the day in 1961 when Philip Graham bought the magazine from Vincent Astor's estate. "All he had was a personal check," reported Elliott. "He said later he had never written a check for that amount of money and didn't know if he should put zero zero cents after the 2 million" for the down payment. Speculation was that Mrs. Graham spent that much again to say Happy Birthday, Newsweek...