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• I have a friend who just got back from the Soviet Union, and told me the people there are hungry for information about the West.
  He was asked about many things, but I will give you two examples that are very revealing about life in the Soviet Union....
• There is something you must understand about the Soviet system.
  They have the ability to concentrate all their efforts on a given design, and develop all components simultaneously, but sometimes without proper testing....
• Remember Khrushchev: he tried to do too many things too fast, and he was removed in disgrace.
  If Gorbachev tries to destroy the system or make too many fundamental changes to it, I believe the system will get rid of him....
• We are leaders of the world of the space program. We have been the leaders of the world of our.
  .. of the space program and we're not going to continue where we're going to go, not withstanding the Soviet Union's demise and collapse - the former Soviet Union - we now have independent republics which used to be called the Soviet Union....
• DE: The Soviets seem to have difficulty implementing modern technology.
  Would you comment on that? Belenko: Well, let's talk about aircraft engine lifetime....
• he Soviets have the capability to try big projects.
  If there is a goal, such as when Gorbachev states that they are going to have nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the case is closed -- that is it....
• Soviet hardline leaders do it with tanks.
• We have dozens of steaks in Soviet Union, dozens.
• Comrades, we have established beyond a doubt that it is possible to build socialism in one large country - like the Soviet Union.
  But is it possible to built it in a very small country, say, Switzerland....