Within the last decade the CIA estimates that the Kremlin has spent over $150 billion on Its version of the SDI. During an interview with "NBC News" General Secretary Gorbachev admitted that the Soviets are working on their own SDI. According to respected Soviet dissident scienfists. including some we in Congress helped emigrate. the Soviets devote much more of its efforts and resources into its SDI Program than we do into ours. ThAy also warned that the Soviet Union would likely continue to proceed with its SDI even if it signed an agreement not to. They recommended that we not yield on development of the strategic defense peace shield.
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