NATO to station Pershing II in Europe as arms talks loom
NATO approves deploying 572 Pershing II and Tomahawk missiles in West Germany Britain Italy possibly Netherlands Belgium starting 1983 to pressure Soviet unions toward arms reduction while withdrawing 1000 old warheads from Western Europe. US negotiator Cyrus Vance says talks with Moscow begin immediately even as SALT II awaits Senate vote. Brezhnev warns NATO last chance to curb arms race.
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NATO approves plan to deploy new U S missiles in Europe
The fifteen NATO members backed a U S backed plan to deploy 572 new nuclear weapons in Western Europe over three years. The plan includes 108 Pershing II missiles and 464 ground launched cruise missiles. Netherlands and Belgium reserved positions. Arms talks with the Soviet Union urged to curb theater nuclear arms. Secretary Vance called the move of extraordinary importance.
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Soviets Move Troops Into Afghanistan
The Soviet Union has moved combat troops into Afghanistan prompting U S concern and a CIA briefing. About 8 000 Soviet personnel are in Afghanistan with roughly half military advisers and half civilian experts guiding the government of Hafizullah Amin.
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