Sometimes People Ask Me Why I Began

If You Want Russia To Be A Real Fully Developed Partner, Then America Should Invest In Russia And Activate Russia As A Strong Nation.

We Could Still Have Continued The Arms Race, But The Arms Race Was Pointless, And It Was Another Reason We Decided To Start Perestroika. It Was Senseless To Continue To Accumulate Weapons. We Had Enough Weapons To Destroy Life On Earth 1,000 Times, And Therefore It Was Very Clear To Us That The Arms Race Could Spiral Out Of Control. A Conflict Could Have Started, As Both The Americans And The Soviets Realized, Not Out Of A Wrong Political Decision But Because Of A Failure In The Command-and-control Systems.

Our Rockets Can Find Halley's Comet, And Fly To Venus With Amazing Accuracy, But Side By Side With These Scientific And Technical Triumphs Is An Obvious Lack Of Efficiency In Using Scientific Achievements For Economic Needs. Many Soviet Household Appliances Are Of Poor Quality.

The New European Soviet.

I Remember Secretary Of State [george] Shultz One Day Saying That America Is An Economic Model For The World. I Replied To Him That America Represents 5 Percent Of The World's Population And Consumes 30 Percent Of The World's Energy. What If Everyone In The World Lives Like Americans? Where Do We Get The Energy For This Standard Of Living?