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La ii in list Field of Aroni control a a i Al Lupper lire Sod in tinned to a talus Ito fat new act to i message toil it Soi flt a Kile 10 his Mec Tiffi with Gorba id october win line Kuci asja if curl air to s did move thine a Eood Dietai Sce on Naraj it Szefc we made More Progress in two Days than our diplomats made in the last two Yean. Yes a great Deal of work remains but both sides Are closer Dow than Ever Gorbachev was More critical bul he was also careful i May teem after Las year thai no More a Prises Are possible but the biggest Surprise of 1987 May very Well be thai the Mutual interest of these two nuclear nations in avoiding another round in a protracted arms race finally a jul produce a verifiable Compromise. What is not in the cards is a dramatic breakthrough to a foolproof nuclear shield in outer space or a world free fall nuclear weapons by 1996. The presi Dent s Choice is Likely to be agreement Noeub Lantia cuts in soviet offensive weapons and some constraint on his space based defense system or no agreement on strategic arms during his last act on the while House stage. Here again the president has a Hance to change his approach 10 hit most important question of world poli tics by bringing leaders of the other party into serious consultation and negotiation As Truman did with the republicans the end of world War ii and As Eisen Hower did with the democrats during his two terms. Only the president however can initiate such changes and the democrats could not refuse to cooperate if he the terms of negotiation will have to be modified to More realistic policies. Together he president and the new Congress could give common sense a shove in 1987, but Only if Reagan really wants a new beginning with the Congress and the russians. Jim Fain Reykjavik was most momentous tragedy in 86 it Wils Weair pens Juht �4 Naitil it Feii tre of Chr bul that can be done Only if Reagan is willing to put suit Wen by sick Les Luig and deployment on the tile tags scar Cui Iii i Ruji Linni to Imfang in to men 13 of in arrrt11 to to cause Ste Yuo is Iota Evix sew tiber 113011 in his ill pee paced free Wheeling fiasco it Reagan managed to Shock his right Wing Oszif and pud Catuir the Typo cosy of our european allies by Offei mitc 10 ban Afi ballistic missiles Andt in Ana jobs Lap. Even Agrepine to Riu Minaie All Stra Legie Nerfin 10 years. He hat since retreated from both positions an there � do question that neither we nor oar allies Are read Yea to Trust any defence lacking ultimate Reliance pm tie nuclear big Bant to make thai possible pains ii a id conventional arms Levels As Well As Gort proc Chian by Sujishi Dand Egine nukes would have to be ski few Taufi moff Sci Jav a a test Cue if Flat Jamra my did Jit int Fry i a Etc a Congo the Diane in Wcroft l Sud there s a Good bit u be said for ending Reliance at unclear weapons. Instead of simply recoiling in horror Fram the Prospect we ought to begin studying Tow 10 a nuclear free defense. Most amee1cans forget it was we who i ii Breed Chr nuclear threat As a Means of deterring a tact. We so Outt As tits cheap Way of defending against soviet ground troops. More bang for a Buck Eisenhower s strategist called a nato has relied for nearly two generations on this trip wire Protection enabling Western Europe to stint on defense. There s a question As to How real the shield is How Ever. Would the United Stales actually go nuclear to defend Europe knowing we would be incinerated in return we d probably press the Button if directly at tacked but wan often Start ambiguously. What then it s absurd to argue that the United Stales and West Ern Europe each far wealthier than the soviet Union cannot afford conventional defense. We just want to get by on the cheap and without a draft. A silly aspect of Reagan s intransigence is that it demands constant exaggeration of the soviet threat communism now is widely perceived As the Light that failed. Almost no one thinks marxism works. Even the chinese arc backing off. In hard headed negotiation we might be Able Logre atly reduce the nuclear threat and even Cut Back non nuclear Fortes. The Only Barrier is Reagan s Star wan fantasy a fixation history will find far costlier than Nicaragua and Iran
