The administration reversed field 8 on the neutron bomb; shelved inherited approaches to arms control and the Middle East, and neglected Peking while seeking agreements with Moscow.

• 卡特政府在中子弹问题的立场上作了彻底的改变，把历来处理军备控制和中东问题的传统作法束之高阁，又在寻求同莫斯科达成协议时怠慢了北京。