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by Richard Nixon


  Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of (North), 105, 269

  Korea, Republic of (South):

  Chinese relations with, 260

  economic success of, 268–69

  Japan and, 231, 233–34

  political freedom in, 268–69

  Korean War, 73–74, 103, 105, 262

  Koslov, Frol, 306

  Krauthammer, Charles, 45–46

  Krishna Menon, V. K., 73

  Kuznetsov, A. A., 77

  Laos, 244

  Latin America, 286–92

  poverty in, 290–91

  trade needed by, 291–92

  see also specific countries

  League of Nations, 21, 28

  leaks, 112–13, 218

  Lebanon, U.S. hostages in, 109

  Lee Kwan Yew, 269, 300

  on China, 22–23, 249

  on Japan, 23–24, 235

  Lenin, V. I., 33, 50, 154, 182, 270

  Liberia, 281

  Libya, U.S. raid on, 20, 206

  Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 193

  Lincoln, Abraham, 172, 305, 317

  linkage, 178–80, 184, 218–19

  Locke, John, 303

  Long March, 247–48

  Lon Nol, 122

  MacArthur, Douglas, 24, 222, 236

  McCloy, John J., 77

  McKinley, William, 14

  Macmillan, Harold, 31, 65, 197

  McNamara, Robert S., 77, 81

  Malaysia, 272

  Malenkov, Georgi, 65

  Malraux, André, 19, 247

  Malthus, Thomas, 15

  Manifest Destiny, 19

  Mansfield Amendment, 206, 213

  Mao Tse-tung, 27, 242–43, 245, 262, 293

  leadership style of, 246–49, 251, 254

  Marcos, Ferdinand, 126, 144

  Mariam, Mengistu Haile, 280

  Marshall Plan, 171, 197–98

  Marx, Karl, 42

  massive retaliation, doctrine of, 72, 201

  Meany, George, 165

  Mecca, Iranian demonstrations in, 294

  Meir, Golda, 276

  Menzies, Sir Robert, 173

  Mexican–American War, 234, 288

  Mexico, 257, 286

  economic crisis of, 114–15, 288–89, 298

  Mexico, University of, 288

  Midgetman missile, 83, 85, 185

  military aid:

  to anticommunist revolutionary movements, 109–11, 132–37, 139–143

  Soviet-U.S. competition and, 105–6

  military power:

  change in Eastern Europe and, 151–152

  NATO and, 198, 212–15, 220

  Soviet-U.S. competition and, 106–109, 151–52

  Mitterrand, François, 35

  Mobutu Sese Seko, 280

  Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, 110, 118, 258

  overthrow of, 294–95

  Monroe Doctrine, 137

  moral relativism, doctrine of, 314

  Mozambique, 293

  Mugabe, Robert, 282

  Muñoz Marín, Luis, 289

  Mussolini, Benito, 16

  Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction Talks, 176, 215

  mutual assured destruction, doctrine of, 79–82

  MX-missile deployment, 69, 84–85, 89, 95, 185

  SDI and, 85, 90

  Nagy, Imre, 153

  Nakasone, Yasuhiro, 223, 228, 230, 235–36

  Napoleon I, Emperor of France, 31, 278

  on China, 242–43

  Nasser, Gamal Abdel, 55, 73, 204

  National Endowment for Democracy (NED), 299

  National Security Council (NSC), 312

  Iran-contra affair and, 109, 112, 173

  Soviet-U.S. negotiations and, 173–175

  NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), 34–35, 55, 73, 104, 187

  changes in world since formation of, 198–206

  core mission of, 209–15

  crisis of, 197, 206–7, 219

  doctrine of flexible response adopted by, 201–3

  expanding mission of, 215–17

  improving conventional forces of, 212–15, 220

  reasons for formation of, 197–98

  resolving problems of, 207–9, 219–220

  Soviet relations with, 217–19

  Soviet-U.S. negotiations and, 162–163, 169–71, 181

  see also Western Europe

  negotiation, 315

  back-channel, 177

  conduct of, 161, 168–94

  deadlines for, 192

  government-to-government, 174

  head-to-head, 174–75

  integrating overall strategy with, 165, 168–70, 193–94

  key tactics to employ in, 177–84

  necessity for secrecy in, 175–77

  pros and cons of, 161–65

  selecting issues for, 161, 166–67

  sound agreements reached by, 193

  with Soviets, 63–65, 160–94

  at summit level, see summits, summitry

  talk soft, act tough tactic in, 184

  tenacity in, 182–84

  unpredictability in, 184

  see also arms-control agreements; diplomacy

  Nehru, Jawaharlal, 273

  neo-isolationism, 308–9, 313–14

  Neutrality Act, 111–12

  New People’s Army (NPA), Philippine, 144, 270, 292

  New Zealand, 272

  Nicaragua, 293

  critical U.S. interests in, 131–37

  Sandinista rule in, 53, 105, 122, 132–137, 292

  Nietzsche, Friedrich, 318–19

  Nisbet, Robert, 307–8

  Nixon Doctrine, 122–23

  Nkrumah, Kwame, 281

  Norway, 218

  nuclear blackmail, 66–67, 82

  nuclear power, 311

  nuclear superiority:

  as answer to nuclear dilemma, 67, 69–71

  doctrine of mutually assured destruction and, 80–82

  policy of deterrence and, 71–80, 117, 198, 201, 210

  as Soviet pursuit, 77–83, 135

  nuclear war, avoidance of, 52, 66–68, 162

  nuclear weapons, 52, 63

  concept of no first use of, 213

  for defense of Europe, 210–15, 231

  for defense of Japan, 231–32

  as deterrent to war, see deterrence, policy of

  intermediate-range, 202–3, 210, 212, 231

  modernization of, 88, 164

  as obsession, 18–19

  perfect defenses against, 67, 70–71

  political utility of, 67

  proliferation of, 187, 275

  proposed 50

  percent reduction in, 92–94, 169

  scientific progress in development of, 78, 81–82

  Soviet-U.S. agreements on, see arms-control agreements

  Soviet-U.S. parity in, 82–83, 87–88, 100, 202, 214

  tactical, 170, 201

  Office of Patents, U.S., 14

  OPEC oil embargo, 115

  Ortega, Daniel, 136

  Other Path, The (de Soto), 291

  pacifism, 308

  Paine, Thomas, 254

  Pakistan:

  Indian feuds with, 267, 272–75

  Soviet–Afghani war and, 49, 138–40, 274

  U.S. economic aid to, 104, 140, 274–75

  Palestinian question, 119

  Palme, Olof, 45

  Paris Exhibition, 14

  Paris peace accords, 58, 103, 106

  Pax Romana, 196

  Paz, Octavio, 298

  Perestroika, 40

  peripheral interests, 113–14

  Perry, Matthew, 221, 237

  Pershing II missile deployment, 162–163, 202–3

  Persian Gulf, 206, 294

  Soviet long-term strategy in, 48–49, 59, 115–19, 138

  as vital U.S. interest, 115–20

  Peru, 290–91

  Peter I (the Great), Czar of Russia, 43

  Philippines, communist insurg
ency in, 143, 144–45, 270–71, 292

  Pipes, Richard, 152

  Poland, 130

  agricultural collectivization in, 153–154, 155

  Solidarity movement in, 152, 154, 155, 206

  political conflicts, 166, 189, 191–92

  political progress:

  material progress vs., 16–18, 312

  for twenty-first century, 312–15

  Pol Pot, 122, 269

  Pompidou, Georges, 252

  Postdam Conference, 161

  Prague Spring, 154

  Prensa, La, 136

  presidential campaigning, 301–2

  public opinion:

  covert operations and, 111–12

  NATO and, 200

  on Soviet-U.S. conflicts, 61

  Soviet-U.S. negotiations and, 170–171

  Qaddafi, Muammar el-, 293

  quickie summit meetings, 190–91

  Radio Free Europe, 101

  Radio Liberty, 101, 156

  Radio Moscow, 101–2

  Rapid Deployment Force (RDF), 118

  Reagan, Ronald, 31, 45, 47, 59, 61, 69, 118, 162, 182, 190

  Arias peace plan and, 133, 136–37

  arms-control negotiations of, 71, 92–93, 97, 169, 171, 179, 185, 191, 203

  China policy of, 256, 258, 260

  leadership style of, 308

  popularity of, 301–2

  protectionism resisted by, 256

  SDI proposal of, 84–86, 93

  on Third World issues, 279, 299

  Reagan Doctrine, 128–29, 131

  Realpolitik, 306

  Real War, The (Nixon), 48, 115

  Reconstruction, 158

  Red Guards, 242, 247

  Reykjavik summit, 61, 70–71, 191–92

  Rogers, Bernard, 169

  Romania, 153–54

  Roosevelt, Franklin D., 44, 111–12, 208

  in Soviet-U.S. negotiations, 172, 183, 188

  on U N, 21–22, 28

  Rosenthal, Abe, 47

  Russian Revolution, 25, 315

  Sadat, Anwar el-, 138

  Sakharov, Andrei, 39

  Salinas de Gortiari, Carlos, 289

  SALT I, 61, 88, 176, 178, 185, 193

  SALT II, 61, 88, 164–65, 179, 185

  Sato, Eisaku, 226, 235–36, 252

  Saudi Arabia, 117–19, 278–79

  Savimbi, Jonas, 143

  Schmidt, Helmut, 212

  scientific progress, 13–18, 23–24

  in health care, 15, 310

  in nuclear weapon development, 78, 81–82

  political progress vs., 16–18, 312

  in travel, 15–16

  in twenty-first century, 310–12

  Scowcroft Commission, 83–84

  SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative), 70, 77, 164, 212, 230

  need for comprehensive compromise on, 89–91

  START agreement and, 92–93, 95, 97, 184

  value of, 84–86, 191

  security aid, 296

  Senate, U.S., see Congress, U.S.

  Shanghai Communiqué, 258, 262

  Sherr, William, 101

  Shining Path, The, 291

  Simes, Dimitri, 45

  Singapore, 268–69

  Somoza, Anastasio, 134–35

  South Africa, Republic of:

  racial injustice in, 282–85

  UNITA aided by, 142–43

  Soviet gas pipeline crisis, 60

  Soviet Union, 17, 22–23, 306

  Afghanistan invaded by, 48, 58–59, 75–76, 105, 111, 115, 118, 167, 179, 182, 190, 274

  Afghani war of, 35–36, 48–50, 137–142, 157, 260, 274

  Arab–Israeli conflict and, 276, 279

  arms treaty compliance of, 88–89, 96, 184–85

  bureaucracy of, 42–43, 158

  China compared with, 42, 250

  Chinese split with, 72, 241–44, 246–247, 255, 260

  conventional force superiority of, 68–69, 72, 75–76, 82, 171, 198, 200–202, 210–11, 214–15

  counterforce warhead advantage of, 92–93

  Czechoslovakia invaded by, 147–48, 191

  differences between U.S. and, 46–48, 50–51, 163–64, 316–17

  expansionism of, 25–26, 33, 36, 38, 48, 52–57, 72, 76, 98–99, 105, 114, 131–32, 147, 166, 179, 192, 204–5, 275, 305, 309, 313–14

  export of strategic technologies to, 218, 227

  external problems of, 35–36, 54–55, 145–55, 163

  Far East military buildup of, 229–231

  Hungary invaded by, 147–49, 205

  Indian relations with, 272, 274–75

  internal problems of, 33–43, 45, 54–55, 59–60, 64, 69, 155–59, 199, 218, 239–40, 313–14

  Japan and, 223, 227, 229–32, 234, 239–40

  Jewish emigration from, 39, 180

  Latin American trade interests of, 291

  leaders of, 29–33, 146

  Moslem peoples of, 157, 294

  most-favored-nation status denied to, 57–58

  NATO relations with, 217–19

  negotiating with, 63–65, 160–94

  nuclear superiority pursued by, 77–83, 135

  people of, 42–43, 49–51, 60, 157, 294

  policy of détente and, 56–58, 62, 99, 152

  policy of deterrence and, see deterrence, policy of

  South African interests of, 283–84

  superdove view of, 58–59, 62

  superhawk view of, 59–62

  thaw in Chinese relations with, 261

  U.S. competition with, 53–54, 63–65, 98–159, 266, 309, 313, 316–18, 321

  U.S. relations with, 23, 25–31, 33, 62, 64, 99, 178–81, 186, 188–90, 193, 315

  value of human life in, 76

  Western Europe threatened by, 197–202, 208–9

  space exploration, 312

  Spain, 196

  Spinoza, Baruch, 303

  Sputnik, 312

  Stalin, Joseph, 16, 25–26, 29–30, 60, 65, 98, 245, 293

  Central Asian conquests of, 157

  Church criticized by, 316–17

  crimes of, 41, 43–44

  Eastern European satellites and, 103, 155

  Gorbachev’s reforms and, 41–43, 250

  nuclear diplomacy and, 67, 75

  Persian Gulf objectives of, 116–17

  in Soviet-U.S. negotiations, 161, 183

  START agreement, 88, 92–97

  first-strike vulnerability and, 93–97, 169–70

  SDI and, 92–93, 95, 97, 184

  verification of, 96–97

  statecraft, 317

  negotiation and, 163, 165, 168

  State Department, U.S., 112

  Soviet-U.S. negotiations and, 171, 173–75

  Steffens, Lincoln, 36

  Subic Bay naval base, 144

  Sudan, 280–81

  Suez crisis, 73, 75, 204–5, 214

  Suharto, General, 271

  Sukarno, Achmed, 271

  summits, summitry, 161, 186–93

  annual, 192–93

  arms control on agendas of, 191–92

  exploiting common goals at, 186–87

  key rules for, 188–93

  perils of, 187–88

  quickie, 190–91

  successful, 189–90 see also specific summits

  Sun Yat-sen, 242

  Supreme Court, U.S., 108, 319

  Syria, 276

  Taiwan, 268–69, 272

  U.S. policy on, 258–59

  U.S. trade with, 256

  Takeshita, Noboru, 236

  tank-free zone proposal, 170–71

  Tanzania, 104

  Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich, 31

  Teheran Conference, 161

  terrorism, 167, 216, 292

  Thailand, 269, 272

  Thatcher, Margaret, 35, 206, 211

  Thieu, Nguyen Van, 122

  Third World, 63, 189, 264–300

  causes of unrest and poverty in, 267–72

  communist ins
urgencies in, 121–37, 142–45, 204, 208–9, 270–71, 285, 291–93, 298–99

  corrupt governments in, 280–81, 285

  debt crisis of, 114–15, 286–90, 297–298

  definition of, 264

  economic aid for, 103–5, 123, 140, 216–17, 232, 234, 238–39, 271, 274–75, 277, 279–80, 292, 296–297

  importance of, 265–67

  irresponsible European positions on, 205–6

  Islamic fundamentalist revolution in, 293–95

  Japanese activities in, 232–34, 238–239

  NATO mission in, 215–17

  natural and human resources of, 265–66, 275

  poverty and misery in, 266–67, 269–270, 275, 279–80, 287, 290–91

  security aid for, 296

  simplistic approaches to, 264–65, 292–93

  Soviet economic commitment to, 36, 44

  Soviet-U.S. competition in, 53–54, 99–108, 115–45, 266

  on summit agendas, 191–92

  supporting political growth in, 298–300

  trade needed by, 291–92, 297

  U.S. policy for, 23, 295–300

  see also specific countries

  Thomas Aquinas, Saint, 320

  Tito (Josip Broz), 103, 153

  Tocqueville, Alexis de, 25, 64–65, 221, 313

  Togo, 281–82

  Tolstoy, Leo, 31

  Toshiba, 227

  trade negotiations, 184, 189

  linkage tactic in, 178–79, 218–19

  U.S. economic power in, 180–82

  Trident submarine program, 185, 211

  Trident II missile, 84, 95

  Trotsky, Leon, 53

  Truman, Harry S., 75, 117, 226

  Tunisia, 252

  Turkey, 196

  Ukraine, 50, 156–57

  Ukrainian Insurgent Army, 157

  UNITA, 142–43

  United Nations, 21–22, 28, 73, 274, 287, 308, 314

  General Assembly of, 22

  Soviet–Afghani war and, 138–39, 141

  Third World political growth and, 298

  United States:

  blacks in, 298, 318

  critical interests of, 113–14, 120–137

  domestic problems of, 318–19

  economy of, 62, 224–27, 238, 256, 310–11, 316–18

  historical legacy of, 319–21

  history of, 302–5, 309, 316

  idealism of, 27–28, 306, 316–18

  international responsibility of, 19–23

  Japan occupied by, 222, 224, 236

  leadership class of, 307–8

  national pride of, 20

  negativism in, 307, 313, 315

  Soviet rhetoric against, 45, 78–79

  spiritual values of, 315–19

  twenty-first century role of, 302, 306, 308–9

  vital interests of, 113–20

  Versailles, Treaty of, 172, 305

  Vienna summit, 48, 186, 190–91

  Vietcong, 293

  Vietnam, Democratic Republic of (North), 122

  Soviet aid to, 105–6

  U.S. negotiations with, 58, 103, 106, 176, 183

  Vietnam, Republic of (South), 122–23

  U.S. aid to, 58, 105–6

  Vietnam, Socialist Republic of, 272, 296

 

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