The Nation : ‘Star Wars,’ Talks Linked
The “Star Wars” missile-defense program should be part of arms-reduction talks with the Soviets but the U.S. bargaining stance should remain secret, the Air Force general who runs the program said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” program in Washington. “I do not believe it’s ‘Star Wars’ or arms control. I believe it’s ‘Star Wars’ plus arms reduction,” said Lt. Gen. James A. Abrahamson, who heads the Strategic Defense Initiative program. He also disputed assertions by some critics that some “Star Wars” research violates the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
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