USSR-INTERNATIONAL: NEW SOVIET CAMPAIGN AGAINST SDI

Created: 9/27/1986

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USSR-INTERNATIONAL: New Soviet Campaign Against SDI

Soviet Communist Parly recently tasked theress aaencv to launch an intensive worldwide campaign against SPI In preparationossible US-Soviet summitThe campaign involves the dissemination of propagandaegional basis to physicians, scientists, and retired military officers who oppose SDI and the useewty created NovostHelevisiojTdepartmeni that will distribute anti-SDl videocassettes.m

Comment: The campaign will relnvigorale Moscow's longstanding anti-SDl efforts, which recently have been overshadowed by Soviet propaganda on nuclear testing. Moscow's attempt to influence professional groups Is designed to improve the credibility ol its disarmament initiatives by attracting support fromsuch as International Physicians lor Ihe Prevention of Nuclear