A HIGH PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE EVOKES
ANTI-MISSILE DEFENSE








MOSCOW, March 12.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti ").  The proposals of Russia
concerning the European anti-missile defense of success (ABM) are
diametrically opposees with the intentions of the United States of
deployer a national system ABM. It is what the head of the Department
of international co-operation of the Russian ministry of Defense, the
general one of body of armee Leonide Ivachov, A declares Monday during
a point of press.

According to its remarks, the Russian proposals in the field of the
European anti-missile defense of success " do not lead has the
violation of international engagements in this field, it is a sphere
legale of the co-operation in the fight against the ballistic missiles
nonstrategic ".

In same time, according to general Russian, the United States got busy
has detruite the Draft ABM of 1972, fundamental document on which
rests strategic stability.  " the realization of the anti-missile
program americain of defense will menera has the rivalite between the
systems of defense and of attack and this process could have a
negative impact on the limitation of the conventional armaments ", A
underlines Leonide Ivachov.