THE WEEK

□ Senator Robert Dole has an idea: Those who object to President Reagan’s decision not to abide by the terms of SALT II should simply submit SALT II for ratification again [see “Bouncer Bob,” p. 20]. What Dole doesn’t seem to grasp is that this would violate the spirit of SALT II.

□ Stop the presses! A real shockeroo! NR just can’t believe they would do any such thing! In violation of the ABM Treaty, the Soviets are building another of those damnable radar complexes, this time on the Polish border. But they signed the treaty! And why in the world would they want a military edge in Central Europe anyway? As Henry Kissinger once said, what do you do with nuclear superiority? An internal struggle is going on, as usual, within the State Department over whether the President ought to mention the new radar in his annual message to Congress about Soviet treaty compliance. The new “triple-tiered” radar means only one thing: The Soviets are going for missile defense. But, what the hell, why mention it? We can always have another Summit.

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□ Senator Robert Dole has an idea: Those who object to President Reagan’s decision not to abide by the terms of SALT II should simply submit SALT II for ratification again [see “Bouncer Bob,” p. 20]. What Dole doesn’t seem to grasp is that this would violate the spirit of SALT II.

□ Stop the presses! A real shockeroo! NR just can’t believe they would do any such thing! In violation of the ABM Treaty, the Soviets are building another of those damnable radar complexes, this time on the Polish border. But they signed the treaty! And why in the world would they want a military edge in Central Europe anyway? As Henry Kissinger once said, what do you do with nuclear superiority? An internal struggle is going on, as usual, within the State Department over whether the President ought to mention the new radar in his annual message to Congress about Soviet treaty compliance. The new “triple-tiered” radar means only one thing: The Soviets are going for missile defense. But, what the hell, why mention it? We can always have another Summit.