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April 20, 1990

NHK, JAPAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

1 Rockefeller Plaza
Room 1430

New York, NY

"HENRY KISSINGER"

HENRY KISSINGER

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## INTERVIEW WITH HENRY KISSINGER

### QUESTION:

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Dr. Kissinger, thank-you very much for coming back to my show.

HENRY KISSINGER:

Always a pleasure to be with you.

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I had interviewed you on the prediction of what happened in nineteen ninety. I think since things going on as you expected and--Gorbachev is in deep trouble and China relations with you getting improved and stable. Now--today I'd like to discuss with you about--military reduction and--arms--reduction and--between Soviet and United States. Do you think this trend is--be possible[?] or if something happened

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HENRY KISSINGER

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QUESTION, CON'T:

--again, a military build-up develop--between
two countries, United States and Soviet.

HENRY KISSINGER:

Well, there are two trends. One, the unilateral
reduction that each side is making. And the
second is negotiated reductions. I think basically
the trend is irreversible if relations, as a
result of Lithuania, for example, where it
deteriorate dramatically-

QUESTION:

Hmmhmm. Hmmhmm.

HENRY KISSINGER:

And especially if the Soviet Union were to reverse
it's withdrawal from Central Europe, the
situation could change. But I don't foresee
this and I think fundamentally the trend is
irreversible.

QUESTION:

But--Pentagon Secretary of Defense, Mr. Cheney
and--Soviet military leader, Mr. Moyesef[?]
are reluctant to--cut--military expenditures.
Still they, they--doesn't like to cut the budget.