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Article: U.S. May Strengthen NATO Nuclear Forces; Effort to Reassure Europe About Missile Pact
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- May 12, 1987
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff are studying ways to deploy more U.S.
nuclear firepower in or near Europe to reassure allies that a
U.S.-Soviet missile pact would not weaken Washington's commitment to
defend Europe with nuclear weapons, Pentagon officials said
yesterday.
Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger and Adm. William J. Crowe
Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs, will be discussing a long list of
options with European leaders at the Nuclear Planning Group meeting
of NATO defense ministers in Stavanger, Norway, this week, officials
said.
After the NPG meeting adjourns Friday, Crowe will explore the
impact of an agreement on intermediate nuclear forces (INF) in
week-long meetings with ...