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...proposal had been considered and then rejected because of President Ronald Reagan's refusal to agree to ban testing and development of his Strategic Defense Initiative weapons system came as an enormous disappointment for those of us who were following the proceedings. To see President Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail S. Gorbachev so warm and cordial with one another at lunch, and so dejected and grim-faced only a few hours later, reflected their, as well as our, sorrow at what almost had been in our grasp...
WASHINGTON--Prospects for a superpower arms deal appeared to brighten yesterday with word from a Kremlin spokesman that the Soviets may ease their stand on "Star Wars" testing and the disclosure that Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sent an upbeat message to Washington...
What happens, however, if the U.S. and the USSR agree to dispose of the megatons, all of the weapons for that matter? What happens to the balance of power in the world that Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail S. Gorbachev came so close to creating after just 36 hours in Iceland...
...Geneva session, which an administration official said may be held as early as Friday, will test whether Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's attempt to sidetrack the U.S. "Star Wars" program in Iceland will carry over to the negotiating table...
White House strategists then switched to a familiar ploy. Meeting with eight Republican Senators who were considered swing votes, Secretary of State George Shultz argued strongly that a congressional override of the sanctions veto would undercut Reagan's credibility at this weekend's meeting with Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Iceland. "To the best of my knowledge, South Africa has never been on the agenda for a summit," commented Lugar. "I think this will be seen as farfetched...