"no one believes D+15 in the polling" that's the greatest part, it doesn't matter, they have to funnel money away from other things to ensure they can keep that from happening
the trick to understanding a lot of things is remembering that both big money and person-hours actually are zero sum
![The talks finally stalled, with President Reagan asking if General Secretary Gorbachev would "turn down a historic opportunity because of a single word", referring to his insistence on laboratory testing. Gorbachev asserted that it was a matter of principle, and the summit concluded. A photograph taken of the two departing Höfði House portrays a visibly-angered Reagan and a solemn Gorbachev.[8]
Result
Despite getting unexpectedly close to the potential elimination of all nuclear weapons, the meeting adjourned with no agreement; however, both sides discovered the extent of the concessions the other side was willing to make.[6] Human rights became a subject of productive discussion for the first time. An agreement by Gorbachev to on-site inspections, a continuing American demand which had not been achieved in the Partial Test Ban Treaty of 1963 or the ABM and SALT I pacts of 1972, constituted a significant step forward.[9]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mes2cq5c4kbe2gc64u7yxblm/bafkreiabevno2bsbwbgrwgib4jloyske74u2nmibbztxzogkfpaq2sywzq)
