Soviets threaten MX reply if US builds MX missile
Moscow warned Defense Minister Dmitry Ustinov said the Soviet Union would develop its own intercontinental MX class rocket if Washington challenges Moscow with the MX. He called the move a response in light of alleged SALT treaty violations and reiterated bans on silo construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Dmitry Ustinov
Soviet Union
Reagan Administration
Ustinov
Leonid Brezhnev
White House
Sapermabbegordis
Washington
Reagan presses MX arms plan amid daylong lobbying
President Reagan and aides pushed Congress to approve about 88 million dollars for MX production as part of a broader European deterrent. Edwards L. Rowland opposed the plan, while Defense chief Weinberger and George Bush backed it as essential to U.S. arsenal and peace. Soviet leader Brezhnev era Komsomol chief and Tass interview cited as part of shifting balance amid SALT II history and Pershing 2 deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Reagan
Edward L Roway
Weinberger
George Bush
Reagen
Addisi
U.S
Bs Ge Sav
Recah Seciener
Wall House
Tass
Ustinov
Europe
Dense Pack Impervious to Attack Washington
UPI reports a top science adviser to Reagan states that the dense log of defense concerns remains impervious to attack. The remark underscores ongoing vigilance in strategic defense planning amid tense Washington policy discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Reagan
Killer Brooks Executed After Failed Appeals In Texas
Condemned killer Charlie Brooks, 40, described as calm and prepared, was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville Texas after losing five appeals. He was pronounced dead at 12 16 a m CST following a last meal of steak fries peach cobbler and tea. Brooks awaited in the death chamber aboard a hospital cart as officials and witnesses watched the process unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunstville
Texas
UPI
Charlie Brooks
Brooks
United States
Gary Gilmore
Utah
U.S. Supreme Court
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
William Clements
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
U.S
5Th Circuit
U.S. District
David Belew
Belew
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ron
Viktor Mishin
Brezhnev
Young Communist League
The
Komsomol
Communist Party
Justine McQueen
John Morar
Degermen