THE IDEE OF CREER NATIONAL ANTI-MISSILE DEFENSE LOSES PRESTIGE IN THE
UNITED STATES








WASHINGTON, March 14.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Arkadi Orlov).  The
number of partisans of the creation of the national system of
anti-missile defense (NMD) in the United States falls considerably, if
this action is liee has the rupture of Russo-americain Draft ABM.
(This draft signs in 1972 refrenait the arms race).

In temoignent the results publish of an opinion poll carries out has
the request of the chains of television CBS and the newspaper " New
York Times ".

As it arises from the survey, the idee of creer the NMD in the United
States is constant today, in the unit, by 67 % of Americains, 26 % are
against.  However, the reponses favorable to the NMD have abruptly
decreases (until A 33 %), when the partisans of the NMD heard the
question attaching the creation of the national anti-missile system
has the resiliation by the United States of the Russo-americain Draft
of 1972.  27 % of enthusiastic initial of the NMD answered
negativement has the posee question this way.

It has ete of it the same one when the question about national
anti-missile defense mentioned the opinion of many scientists who
estimate that this system will be never effective.  In this case, the
creation of the new system has ete supported only by 35 % of the
initial partisans, 27 % answered negativement.