NUNN BLASTS SALT II VERIFICATION TALK

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2004
• Sequence Number: 58
• Publication Date: April 20, 1979
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20 April 1979
Nu~n Blasts SALrF I..1 Verifi
By Frederick Allen While Nunn said he was "concerned about verification," he
{ Comtitulion eh7ei Political Writer was sharply critical of having "public argument" centering on'
. ttiurn was critical both of unknown sources rho leaked re- bate should not be "battled by leaks."
marks by CIA Director Stansfield Turner and of the Carter Asked if he agrees that the United States will bee able to
administration, although he did not name names, . t. monitor Soviet compliance within one year, as Powell sug-
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Iie said discussions of the U.S. capacity for verifying gated, Nunn repeated his characterization of such estimates as
Soviet compliance have resulted in oversimplifications which -' oversimplifications."
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U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn, D Ga., chided the Carter administra- 111E "You' \. really F- .. are ..... V - telling - the WIY Soviet . Uniona great
Lion Thursday for making "oversimplified" public statements deal. ,about our future plans," Nunn said. 1
about American abilities to verify Soviet compliance with The SALt treaty is expected to produce a heated fight,
terms of the SALT II agreement. when the Senate considers ratification, but Nunn said the de='
a u5 {1c1 s103 yuuwu 151 f/uu11~1{CU . c~nn % cat 1 L &I{13 wccM1 M Marietta, where he spent close to three hours touring the
as saying that, because of the loss- of U.S. bases. in Iran, it lent and receiving a briefing on the progress of the company's
might be }984 before the Uniteci States could monitor the program to "stretch" 272 0-141 cargo planes.
Soviet Union to see if the Russians are complying with the sec-
and Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.
On Wednesday, Carter press secretary Jody Powell told
reporters that the United States would be able to monitor the
Soviets within one year, despite the loss of .the Iranian listening
posts.. f. i
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