1. Aside from unilateral cuts of nuclear weapon stockpiles on both sides, specifics were in short supply. 2. Administration officials said they hoped that Russia would respond in kind to these unilateral cuts, which are designed in part to save money. 3. But he suggested that this effort did not preclude unilateral cuts in warheads or the systems to deliver them. 4. In addition to holding out the possibility of large unilateral cuts in nuclear arms, he said that most American nuclear weapons should be removed from hair-trigger alert status. 5. In return, Bush plans to offer deep unilateral cuts in American nuclear arms, which would ease pressure on Russia to upgrade its own nuclear arsenal. 6. Unilateral cuts can certainly be made more swiftly, but they come at a price. 7. Bush initially resisted the idea of linking nuclear arms reductions to missile defense talks, saying he preferred to make unilateral strategic cuts. 8. Gore says unilateral cuts could upset the nuclear balance. 9. He suggested that if Republicans agree to ease the ban on unilateral cuts, more Democrats might support GOP demands for a national shield against incoming ballistic missiles. 10. It recalled the scene in Sweden last December, when Yeltsin stunned even his closest advisors by announcing unilateral cuts in nuclear arms. |
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