NATO Warsaw Pact may be progressing toward talks
Washington reports high officials see slow steady movement between NATO and Warsaw Pact toward conferences to ease tensions and cut armed forces. They warn many barriers remain but no insurmountable obstacles to two conferences, one from the Soviet bloc and one from the West. The goal is mutual and balanced force reductions and broader security talks along the Iron Curtain.
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Soviet China rivalry may reshape Africa policy says diplomat
Moscow faces pressure from China at the United Nations and in black Africa. Diplomats say the Soviet Union may rethink its stance if Beijing presses a leadership bid among Third World nations. Moscow is wary of Chinese willingness to fight and cites manpower limits, costs, and African suspicion of communism as constraints.
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