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you know, is permitted by the Treaty.
The Soviet Union will
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be doing research, the United States is doing research.
Soviet Union appears to have done some deployment on the
anti-satellite capability and possibly others. deploying any further weapons in space in connection with the
Strategic Defence Initiative, you could not do so without
negotiating about that. But as I understand it at the moment, not only the United States will continue with research on the
Strategic Defence Initiative, but the Soviet Union will be
It seems to ac that then doing a good deal of research too. both are in the same boat so far as doing research is concerned.
But nevertheless, it still seems to me, as you are looking at it from the viewpoint of balance and not superiority, if both
are doing research it is still not only legitimate but very
very desirable indeed that both should still also say that they want the nuclear weaponry balance at a lower level than
and therefore there should be good grounds for arranging
the talks to discuss that. But as you know, there are
many many things under the umbrella and I think it will take
some time to decide what kind of fora those discussions
shall take place in.
now,
QUESTION
But do you se that research – that specific research
as a bargaining point for the United States, given the Soviet
concern?
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