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Proceedings Magazine - April 1986 Vol. 112/4/998

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• Arleigh Burke Essay Contest Winner: START & the Navy
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  The Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) will soon begin their fourth year. Although grounds for skepticism about reaching any agreement in the...

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• Arleigh Burke Essay Contest Winner: START & the Navy
  By James L. George

  The Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) will soon begin their fourth year. Although grounds for skepticism about reaching any agreement in the near future still exist, there are three points to keep in mind.

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• CWC Revisited
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• Nobody asked me, but …
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• The Soviet View
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