Nuclear warning shot in NATO plans questioned
Former defense chiefs say the option was discussed but never turned into a concrete plan. Reagan says confusion remains over its status and clarifying statements addressed the contradictions. Critics label it an old contingency among many considered by NATO since the Truman era.
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Soviet backed regimes in Indochina accused of biological use
Washington officials say new chemical evidence links Soviet supported governments in Laos and Kampuchea to campaigns of extermination using toxin weapons. Senate testimony cites three samples showing high trichothecene mycotoxins, with Haig previously reporting abnormal mycotoxin levels from Cambodia.
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