certain measures with respect to the limitation of strategic offensive arms were signed simultaneously between our countries in 1972. Jn other words, the sides recognized the fact. and recorded it in the above-mentioned documents, that it is only mutual restraint in the field of ABM defences that will allow progress in limiting and reducing offensive weapons, that is in checking and reversing the strategic arms race as a whole. Today, however, the United States intends to sever this interrelationship. Should this concept be con­ verted into reality, this would actually open the floodgates of an unbridled race of all types of strategic arms, both offensive and defensive. Such is the real purport, the seamy side, so to speak, of Washington's "defensive concept". Question: What general conclusion should be drawn from the United States President's speech? Answer: My answer will be short and forthright: the current United States Administration continues to tread an extremely peril­ ous path. The issues of war and peace must not be treated so flippantly. All attempts at achieving military superiority over the USSR are futile. The Soviet Union will never allow them to succeed. It will never be caught defenceless by any threat. Let there be no mistake about this in Washington. It is time they stopped devising one option after another in the search for the best ways of unleashing nuclear war in the hope of winning it. To engage in_ this is not just irresponsible, it is insane. Although the President spoke above all about the Soviet Union, this speech affects the interests of all States and peoples. One must realize that the United States leaders are trying today to turn the European countries into their nuclear hostages. Washington·s ac­
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement or opinion piece, discussing the implications of a speech made by the President of the United States on the topic of strategic arms and defense. The author is critical of the US administration's approach and warns of the dangers of a nuclear arms race. The text does not mention economic, social, or environmental issues, and its focus is on international relations and politics.

**Category**
International relations, Politics