Diary Entry - 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.
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.
