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Should the Atlantic be widened?

Mr Alexander Haig's replacement as United States Secretary of State is not in itself remarkable; his successor's task is to head off the growing estrangement of the United States from Western Europe.

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Should the Atlantic be widened?. Nature 298, 1–2 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/298001a0

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