The World - News from Feb. 26, 1987
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U.S. intelligence agencies have uncovered evidence that the Soviets are dismantling missile-defense radar systems at Sary Shagan, one of their missile test centers, in Kazakhstan. Informed sources said some State Department officials view the dismantling as a bid to address U.S. claims of Soviet violations of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, which limits defenses against nuclear missiles. Pentagon officials, however, are contending that the Soviets might be preparing to install more modern equipment.
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