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Cracks in Soviet bloc over missile response deepen debate
State Department officials report a rift within the Warsaw Pact over how to react to the new American missiles in Europe and the Geneva talks collapse. Romania under Nicolae Ceausescu shows independence, urging dismantling SS-20s and opposing Pershing 2s, while others back deploying new missiles to preserve a nuclear balance.
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