was a stabilizing factor, ot a destabilizing factor as venegr arch r. noff. i would be remiss if i didn't provide it. a well-known misskerpgs that marines are shy and retiring. i hope to correct this mis conception today. our president, who is going on our constitution, our commander in chief, has correctly felt that any conch nation has the right and responsibility to protect its people from the threats to their survival. while the u.s. and the soviet ion have indeed military allies during a common enemy during world war ii, they have not been allies for the last 72 years. in fact, by words and deeds, the soviet union has threatened peace and stability in the world for over seven decades. i remind you. i'm talking to the hierarchy of the soviet military. it's sort of like, shove it. >> it is my strong view that president reagan has been totally sincere in his desire to rid the world of nuclear weapons. in fact, far more sincere than any other chief of state since the first atom particular bomb was detonated in 1945. one of the greatest concerns was that the