Viikkosanomat, November 26, 1984

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KONSTANTIN CHERNENKO Killer Robot
UUDENVUODENJUHLAA
THE HEAD OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S MOSCOVV OFFICE D DODER
ASKED KONSTANTIN CHERNENKO TO ANSVER SOME QUESTIONS ON
SOVIET-U- S RELATIONS A SUBJECT VVHICH THE NEVVSPAPER REFERS
TO AS OF CONCERN TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD AND NOT JUST TO THE ' WASHINGTON POST'S READERS
BELOV ARE THE ANSVVERS KONSTANTIN CHERNENKO GAVC
Q President Reagan has said that
the United Sta'es Is prepared to
resume dialogue with the Sovief
Union on a wide range of issues
including arms Control How does
the Soviet Union react to this?
A This is not the first time we have
heard words about the US Admi-nistration
readiness for talks but
they have never been backed by
real action vvhich would atfesf to
a genuine desire to reach agree-men- f
on a just and mutuall"
acceptable basis on even one of
the essential issues relevanf to our
relations particularly in terms of
arms limiiation and reducing the
danger of war
Every time we put forward specifir
proposals they have run into a
blind wall Let me give some
examples
Such was the case last March vvhen
we identified a whole set of prob-lem- s
Reaching agreement on
them or at least on some of them
vvould bring a real shift in Soviet-U- S
relations and in the interna-tional
sifuation as a whole But
response to our proposals was me-rel- y
shirked aside
Such was the case in June when
we proposed an agreement on pre-venti- ng
space militarization This time
we were answered but what with?
An attempt was made to substi-tut- e
the very subject of negotia-tion- s
if was proposed fo discuss
issues relafed to nuclear weapons
issues which had previously been
discussed at the talks in Geneva
vvhich were vvrecked by the United
States ifself The United States has
not only refused to remove fhe
obstacles created by fhe deploy-me- nt
of new US missiles in
Western Europe but is going ahead
with their deployment
And what about outer space?
Insfead of preventing an arms race
in space we vvere invited fo pro-cee- d
to work out rules for such a
race in effect to legalize it Ob-vious- ly
we cannot agree to that
Our objecfive is to keep space a
zone of peace and we shall per-sistent- ly
work towards this
Such are the facfs of the matter
Let us turn now fo President Rea-gan
statement which you have
referred to If what the President
has said about readiness to ne-gotia- te
is not merely a tacfical
move the Soviet Union will not be
found vvanting We have always
been prepared for serious and bu-sinessl-ike
negotiafions and have
repeatedly said so
We are ready fo proceed to nego-tiafions
with a view to concluding
an agreement on preventing space
militarization including complefe
renunciation of anti-satelli- te Sy-stems
with a mutual moratorium on
testing and deployment of space
vveapons to be established from
fhe moment talks begin This is pre-cise- ly the vvay we formulated our
proposal from the outset Now it is
for Washington to respond
The Soviet proposal that the nuclear
povers freeze quantitatively and
qualitafively ali nuclear vveapons
af their disposal also remains
valid Agreement on that matter
entails mutual cessafion of the build-u- p
of ali components in existing
nuclear arsenals including delivery
vehicles and nuclear vvarheads The
nuclear arms race vvould thus be
stopped This vvould decisively fa-cilit-afe
further agreements on re-ducfi- ons
in and the eventual comp-lefe
scrapping of such vveapons
The White House still has before it
our official proposal that the So-viet
Union and the United States
inifially agree to freeze their nuc- -
lear vveapons thus sefting an
example for other nuclear povvers
There is a real opportunity fo
complete the elaboration of an
agreement on the complete and ge-neral
prohibition of nuclear-weapo- n
tests Should there be no
such fesfs these vveapons vvill not
become more sophisticated and
this vvill brake the nuclear arms
race Here too fhe United States
could prove in deeds the sincerity
of its declarations for nuclear arms
limitation The United Stafes could
also demonstrate that by rafifying
the Soviet-Americ- an Treaties on
underground nuclear explosions
These treaties vvere signed as far
back as 1974 and 1976 This vvould
be demonstrated precisely by rati-ficati- on and not by inviting obser-ver- s
as suggested by the Ame-rican
side vvho vvould merely dis-passiona- tely ascertain the fact of
explosion
The Sovief Union has repeatedly
called upon Washington to follovv
our example in assuming an obliga-tio- n
not to be the first fo use nuc-lear
vveapons Every time fhe ans-vv- er
has been "no" Imagine fhe
reverse: the United States assumes
an obligation not to be the first fo
use nuclear vveapons and calls upon
us to reciprocate vvhile vve say
"no" this does not suit us and vve
reserve fhe right to a first nuclear
sfrike Whaf vvould people in the
United States think of our inten-tio- ns
in that case? There can be no
two vievvs on that score
I have mentioned several of the
most pressing matters relafed to
ending the arms race and strengthen-in- g
Security There are other impor-ta- nt
questions vvhich I believe the
President is vvell avvare of Ali of
them call for solution and definife
efforts Unless backed by action
vvords about readiness fo negotiate
mean nothing
I believe the above ansvvers your
quesfion
Q It has been offen said recently
that there has been a shift vvhich
could lead fo better Soviet-U- S
relations What do you think about
this and vvhat is your vievv of fhe
prospects for these relations in
coming months?
A Indeed sentiments in favour of
a shift for the better in the Soviet-U- S
relations are vvidely held
throughout the vvorld This in our
vievv reflecfs grovving understand-in- g
of the importance of these
relations particularly in the current
international situation
Unfortunafely so far there has been
no real evidence of such a shift in
Soviet-U- S relations Is such a shift
possible? I shall give an unequi-voc- al
ansvver to this question: yes
it is possible Resolution of the
issues to vvhich I referred earlier
vvould help bring if about
I am convinced that there is no
sound alternative to constructive
development of Soviet-U- S rela-tions
We do not overlook fhe fact
fhat vve have different social Sys-tems
and vvorld ouflooks But if the
responsibility vvhich rests vvith our
two countries is constantly kept in
mind if policy is oriented tovvard
peace and not vvar these differen-ce- s
not only do not exclude the
search for mutual understanding
they demand it
I have said in the past and I vvish
to stress it once again: vve stand
for good relations vvith the USA
and experience shovvs that fhey
can be such What is required is
a mufual desire to build relations
as equals to mutual benefif and in
fhe cause of peace
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Karel Capek coined the
word robot and SF vvriter
Isaak Asimov thought up
the laws of robotion chief
of which is that no robot
must ever endanger human
life Not so in the USA
today vvhere a $200000
robot has been devised that
can see hear and pnmari-l- y
kili It vvill be used to
guard a U S mihtary base
in the Middle East the
Egyptian Al-Ahr- am reports
They Drink
VVater Now
'fc$ss
A recent public opinion
poll conducted by the
Journal du Dimanche
vveekly of Paris refutes the
A Way Out
VVorned about their ten-year-o- ld
daughter having
to cross Dortmund's red-lig- ht
district to get to school
two anxious parents went
to court the Stuttgart
Sonntags aktuell reports
The upshot vvas that the
town hali vvas obliged to
provide the httle girl vvith
a free monthly tram ticket
to make a detour
GROTESQUE
By J Alvin
Fifty million dollars plus
To fund one papal tour
Just think of vvhat such
funds could do
To help the sick and poor?
The budget of the Vatican
Would buy so much reprieve
From misery and hunger
In vvhich those poor folk grieve
'Tis ironic that our Saviour
Rode upon an ass
But he they call His emissary
Travels in such class
Sincerity is not in doubt
It's just the circumstance
Of vvasting so much money
That could give the poor a chance
There are other such examples
Not only this one
When man sorts out priorities
'Twill be honor to God's Son
Madame Tussaud's
Latest
Madame Tussaud's nevvest
vvaxvvork is of pop music
star Boy George who per-sonal- ly
unveiled the figure
It is his spitting image
down to lipstick naii
polish earrings and pigtails
He vvas most happy to see
the figure placed next to
that of celebrated tennis
player John McEnroe not
of Princess Margaret vvho
called him a "made-u- p tart"
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