Word: arguments
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...said the USSR has pursued a military policy of "the more the better," while the U.S. has followed a "second strike" philosophy. He added, "The USSR now has military and strategic superiority, and they want to turn it into political superiority," and said he is beginning to find the argument for a defensive system more attractive...
...illustrate his argument, Moynihan described a scenario in which the USSR could destroy all U.S. missiles using only half their own, thus leaving the United States powerless to retaliate, even with a second strike force...
...main argument that the U.S. should be supported by its allies is based not on sentiment, however, but on a fact as hard as steel: the U.S. still protects the free world. For this reason, the U.S. believes that any European hope of achieving a separate, regional détente with the Soviets is impossible. The allies can pursue their individual regional concerns solely because they are guarded by the massive nuclear deterrent posed by the American missile, submarine and bomber forces...
...integral part of our national security, and we must settle." To strengthen Begin's hand, the Israeli Cabinet instructed the Premier to discuss only those proposals contained in the Camp David accords, thus technically ruling out any negotiation of the settlement policies. Begin's basic argument is that Israel must protect itself against attack, and it was reinforced last week when Palestinian terrorists struck a kibbutz along the Israeli-Lebanese border...
...argument over the pros and cons of judicare, there is agreement that too many of the nation's poor still go without legal help. As WVLSP Attorney John Kemp puts it, "The problem is choosing who will get help. It's like being in a lifeboat. We have more people in the water than we have seats in the boat...