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There will be 26 issues on the agenda in Geneva next week, ranging from maritime boundaries to nuclear weapons. A guide to the most important...
When Ronald Reagan goes to Geneva next week, he will not sally forth alone to meet his Kremlin rival like some ancient warrior king seeking to settle the disputes of nation states in single combat. By his side as he spars and reasons with Mikhail Gorbachev will be three top aides: Secretary of State George Shultz, National Security Adviser Robert ("Bud") McFarlane and White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan. The President will depend heavily on the wisdom and counsel of this small coterie of advisers and a larger supporting cast both in Geneva and in Washington. Any deal...
...table, America's team in Geneva will present a united front. Like their leader, Reagan's men want to reach some kind of accommodation on arms control, one that could ultimately serve as the foundation for a nuts-and-bolts agreement but not one that would sacrifice the President's dream of a foolproof space shield against nuclear missiles...
...Geneva, any deal between the U.S. and the Soviets will be shaped by geopolitical factors, from the arcane abacus of nuclear armaments to the broader themes of superpower rivalry and coexistence. But inevitably policies are made by people, whose force of character and personalities can count for as much as their policy views. The zero-sum qualities of Reagan's top advisers have nearly paralyzed the tortuous process of hammering out an arms-control proposal that is acceptable to both Reagan and the Soviet Union. The man charged with shaping a consensus, National Security Adviser McFarlane, has great expertise...
Fearful that Weinberger's presence in Geneva would doom any chance of a deal, Shultz, Regan and MacFarlane managed to keep him off the summit team, despite the Defense Secretary's fervent pleas to the President. The White House is trying to muzzle Perle as well, last week vetoing his appearance on West European TV lest he make some impolitic remarks. Nonetheless, either Perle or his equally hard-line superior at the Pentagon, Under Secretary of Defense Fred Ikle, is likely to go to Geneva in a backup role. Even from a remote perch, the Defense Department hawks are sure...