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...town dominated by political showmanship and drama, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev should feel right at home this week in Washington. An atmosphere of "hopeful expectataton," created by the press and a weak Administration, awaits the first visit of a Soviet leader to the United States since...
...THIRD time seems to be the charm for Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Their first encounter in Geneva two years ago was little more than a chance for the leaders of the two superpowers to get to know eachother and produced no tangible results. Their last meeting, last fall in Reykjavik, Iceland, was a disaster. Before his aides interceded, an unprepared and uncomprehending Reagan agreed in principle to the dismantling of the entire American arsenal if only the Soviets acquiesced to his desire to proceed with the Strategic Defense Initiative. Now, one year later, the two will sign a treaty...
Soviet and American officials, on the eve of Mikhail Gorbachev's arrival in Washington, suggested yesterday that a compromise is possible on "Star Wars" testing...
Despite this uncertain future, Star Wars remains a major obstacle in the path of a U.S.-Soviet agreement to reduce long-range nuclear missiles. Mikhail Gorbachev's determination to negotiate limits on SDI wrecked the Reykjavik summit last year, and when he arrives in Washington, Star Wars will undoubtedly be one of the top items on his agenda. Yet Reagan insists on pushing ahead with the program. As the President told a group of cheering supporters at the Old Executive Office Building last week, "We will research it, we will develop it, and when it's ready we'll deploy...
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev are affable television performers who regard themselves as instigators of something approaching a revolution in their nations' domestic policies. Otherwise, they are separated in age, personality and political fortune by a gulf about as wide as the philosophical chasm between the two superpowers. The 76-year-old U.S. President prepares to play host to their third summit meeting next week in Washington, smarting from a long string of setbacks that have raised grave questions about his ability to exercise leadership during the final 14 months of his term. The 56-year-old Soviet General Secretary...