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lower level of weaponry.
These things are extremely expensive. There are
very large number of them, and I believe that the Soviet Union
as well as the Western countries would like to devote more of
their resources to a higher standard of living of their own
peoples and therefore I think that there is a new opportunity
at the moment and a fresh hope.
QUESTION
By 1988 the Soviets will deploy an anti-missile shield
based on beam weapons and I am asking you what advice will you
have for the United States when the Soviets act from behind
their defensive shield to demand the unconditional surrender
of the US and the rest of the free world.
PRIME MINISTER
But you are actually talking about strategic defence,
are you not? And I am saying that once you deploy that has
to be - or once you think of deploying that has to be a matter
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for negotiation under the Anti-Ballistic Nissile Treaty and
also under weapons in space. So once you start to deploy, that
must be a matter for negotiation.
I cannot predict what the results of those negotiations
would be. The important thing is to go and negotiate under
those circumstances.