Word: zeros
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Diplomats in Moscow last week were suggesting that Gorbachev's proposal should be called the Sakharov Plan because it contained ideas the dissident physicist put forth in a speech in mid-February (see following story). But arms-control hands with longer memories recognize the initiative by another name: the zero option. In 1981 the Reagan Administration presented just such a proposal for the elimination of all medium-range missiles from Europe. The move was an attempt to soothe peace activists nervous about the pending deployment of Pershing IIs and cruise missiles, which were intended to match the Soviet...
...that the removal could be a serious strategic error. To begin with, the Soviets have a considerable advantage in conventional forces in Europe. NATO relies heavily on nuclear deterrence, while the Soviets have built up more nonnuclear strength. Said a British minister last week: "We're not comfortable with zero option. It would leave us at a terrible disadvantage given the Soviet Union's overwhelming superiority in tanks, planes and of course numbers...
...convince myself that the guy standing on Mass. Ave. in sub-zero winds at one in the morning is just looking for a free ride? Or that someone else will give him the quarter I won't? We're alone on the street tonight. Just...
...first attempt at snowboarding can be a humbling experience. Professional skiers and dazzling skateboarders often start at ground zero, and in some cases they stay there. For the novice the only controls are stop (sit down) and go (very fast). "My butt may be sore, but that's the price you pay for a thrill," says Symms. Fortunately, after a harrowing start, most newcomers master the art as quickly as they fall down. "By your third day you can be skiing slopes that beginning skiers wouldn't touch," says David Alden, a former amateur snowboard champion...
...ever since the October summit meeting between Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan in Iceland, the Kremlin has insisted that its proposals on reductions of strategic, medium- range and space and defensive weapons had to be considered as a package. In Iceland the two sides tentatively reached agreement on a "zero solution" -- removal of both superpowers' medium-range missiles -- but that was blocked when the Soviets demanded that all three topics be dealt with together...