The President said he had instructed his principal arms negotiators to come here for consultations and would meet with them this week.

His top arms negotiators have been talking to the Russians over six months about deploying the system in a way that Moscow might find acceptable.

The rule applied only to the arms negotiators.

American arms negotiators had criticized the former position as inconsistent and confusing.

Such a timetable is highly optimistic and would require spectacularly rapid progress by arms negotiators.

Soviet arms negotiators have strongly objected to the missile's production.

He is well regarded by American arms negotiators.

Its abolition has long been the principal goal of American arms negotiators.

That date was proposed by American arms negotiators before the talks recessed last month.

What's worrisome is when arms negotiators use football terms, saying that the Russians are trying an "end run" at the bargaining table.