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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.