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SALT AND SOVIET POWER
Q:
Sir Are you as optimistic today about the SALT talks as you
have been in the past; will we get an ABM agreement in 1971 and an
offensive agreement in 1972, before the Moscow trip?
A:
Great Progress has already been made at SALT. On September
30 limited agreements were signed to reduce the danger of accidental
war, to upgrade the Washington-Moscow "hot line" for emergency
communication.
Further we continue to make headway toward the limitation of
both offensive and defensive weapons -- building upon the joint May 20
announcement. When Foreign Minister Gromyko was here, I reviewed
all the SALT issues with him.
Moreover, at the SALT talks resumed in Vienna November 15,
limitations on both offensive and defensive weapons are being discussed --
and agreements on both will be concluded simultaneously.
While I do not anticipate final agreement by the end of the year,
I do expect major strides at Vienna; further, I remain confident both
sides are interested in obtaining equitable agreements in the near future.
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Sir: Do you share Secretary Laird's concerns over the growing
Soviet strategic power; and can you tell us if the United States knows yet
what those huge Soviet silos have been constructed for?
A:
The apparent Soviet development of new weapons systems, their
mounting strategic power -- these are matters of concern to us. They
are one reason for our serious pursuit of success at SALT.
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