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Diary Entry - 02/11/1983

Ronald Reagan's white house diaries for the day of 02-11-1983

Key Facts

  • President Reagan meets with the Joint Chiefs of Staff to discuss nuclear policy.

  • President Reagan meets with Vice President Bush and Secretary of State Shultz to discuss their recent trips to Europe and Asia.

  • Ariel Sharon resigns as Israel's defense minister.

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Winter is back—virtually a blizzard. Camp David is out—we’re in for the weekend. Started snowing last night. By noon we’d sent almost everyone home before they got snowed in. George S. & George B. reported in to full N.S.C. planning group. Both trips were very successful. I think we’re ahead of the game on the international scene. An almost 2 hr. lunch with Joint Chiefs of staff. Most of time spent on MX & the commission etc. Out of it came a super idea. So far the only policy worldwide on nuclear weapons is to have a deterrent. What if we tell the world we want to protect our people not avenge them; that we re going to embark on a program of research to come up with a defensive weapon that could make nuclear weapons obsolete? I would call upon the scientific community to volunteer in bringing such a thing about.

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