Space laser weapon gains power via nuclear explosion
New York Times reports Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have boosted an X ray laser powered by a nuclear explosion by focusing its rays to increase brightness. The development, tied to Star Wars space defense concepts, draws praise and criticism among policymakers and scientists.
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No summit plan after Shultz Gromyko talks
Secretary of State George P. Shultz said after six hours at the Soviet Embassy that no time or place has been set for a U S Soviet summit. He noted both sides want a Reagan Gorbachev exchange but offered no new details. Shultz also discussed arms control with Western foreign ministers and hinted at possibly another meeting with Gromyko in August.
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Russia Corrects Paper Error Calling Nation Anti Soviet
A Moscow Soviet weekly, Vechernyaya Moskva, corrected a printing error that misstated Russia as anti-Soviet in the Warsaw Pact anniversary piece. The erroneous lines, later fixed, cited anti-communism and anti-Sovietism as unbridled, with the publication reprinting the corrected version but not naming the guilt or punishment.
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Irish U N official abducted in Beirut by gunmen
In Beirut Moslem west, gunmen abducted Aidan Walsh, Irish acting director of the U N Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees, as he left his apartment for work at 7 15 am. Walsh’s Lebanese driver and spokesperson Zanir Wafa confirmed the kidnapping with UNRWA offering no further details.
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Global Briefs: Bombing Claims Stir CIA and Israeli Ties
Shiite leader Sheik Fadlallah says he has evidence blaming American, Israeli, and Lebanese intelligence for last March’s car bombing in Beirut that killed 80. Kohl defends Reagan visit amid sharp West German debate as Milewski resigns. In Poland, Milewski quits over security role amid Popieluszko case. In South Africa, over 25,000 attend a union leader’s funeral after police custody death. Nicaragua and Pakistan and Israel voting results round up the day’s international notes.
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Senate Debates 12.8 Billion Foreign Aid Bill
The Senate began debate on a 12.8 billion foreign aid authorization for fiscal 1986, including 6.3 billion in military aid to allies with increases for Israel and Egypt, 3.8 billion in economic support funds, and 2.1 billion in development aid. The measure funds democracy building in Central America at 1.2 billion yearly through 1989, amid tensions over aid to Nicaraguan rebels and potential shifts from lawmakers.
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