Bush Presses NATO Unity For Germany In US-Soviet Clash
President Bush says a united Germany must belong to NATO with no conditions even as Mikhail Gorbachev proposes an associative NATO role. Bush notes openness to discussion but insists on a stabilized Western alliance. East German leader de Maiziere calls for major NATO changes to ease Soviet concerns.
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Gorby hints Germany could join NATO as associate member
Mikhail Gorbachev proposed that a united Germany might become an associate member of a transformed NATO during a hourlong Supreme Soviet speech. Western diplomats noted increased flexibility on Germany, while he credited the Washington summit with large arms control gains amid domestic economic and ethnic tensions.
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