RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 5, No. 82, Part I, 27 April 2001
RUSSIA SEEN HAVING EDGE IN 'STAR WARS' COMPETITION. Writing in "Itogi," No. 16, journalist Oleg Odnokolenko said Moscow should trade its agreement to changes in the ABM treaty for the right to fit its Topol missiles with MIRVs (Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicles). He believes such a move would allow Russia to take advantage of certain technical advantages it has over the United States in a future "Star Wars"-type competition. At the very least, Odnokolenko said, Moscow must drop its insistence that the ABM treaty is "a cornerstone of strategic ability: "It isn't and won't be," he insisted. PG
Copyright (c) 2001. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. http://www.rferl.org
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