This is occurring despite the recommendations of U.S. negotiators against preparing accords on strategic forces, conventional forces in Europe and chemical weapons under an artificial deadline and mounting evidence that the Soviet military is hardening its position in the arms talks to achieve tactical advantages under these circumstances.

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Agreements are imminent on strategic arms, chemical weapons, conventional forces and nuclear testing.

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The Base Force proposed a 25 percent reduction in conventional forces and reductions in the U.S. strategic nuclear arsenal.

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Pat Donahue, hadn't thought Nuristan had much strategic value, so conventional forces hadn't been posted there, and no one had troubled to find out much about the native people, the Nuristanis, a distinct and outlying ethnic group within Afghanistan.

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These include proposals affecting forces and activities involving nuclear, conventional, and chemical arms and strategic defenses.

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