Soviets Reneged in Missile Talks, Reagan Charges
WASHINGTON — President Reagan accused the Soviet Union today of backtracking in negotiations on curbing medium-range nuclear missiles and urged Moscow “to come to terms on an equitable agreement.”
The President issued a statement Thursday marking the close of another round of negotiations in Geneva on reducing the medium-range weapons.
Reagan criticized the Soviets for reneging on an earlier commitment to include shorter-range missiles in the medium-range treaty.
“The Soviets have backtracked from this (earlier) position and are now saying that the question of shorter-range missiles should be taken out of the current negotiations and be dealt with instead in separate negotiations,” Reagan said.
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