Spread of nuclear weapons<\/p>\n
I was dismayed to read in your April 29, 1995 editorial the
\nsuggestion that the spread of nuclear weapons to more countries
\nwould produce greater stability or a better \"balance\". I am
\npleased to inform you that this is not the point of view of the
\nGovernment of Indonesia, which shares our concerns about
\n\"horizontal proliferation.\" The NPT, by forestalling widespread
\nproliferation, has prevented regional nuclear arms races that
\nmight have bankrupted the participants and exposed them to the
\nhorrors of nuclear war.<\/p>\n
I would also like to correct the record concerning the
\nprogress being made on the United States' commitment to reduce
\nnuclear weapons. We are destroying nuclear warheads at the rate
\nof 2000 per year, the maximum pace technically feasible. We have
\ndeclared a halt to nuclear tests while we push for completion of
\na Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. We have ceased production of
\nfissile material and are seeking a treaty which would require
\nothers to do the same. We are providing significant technical
\nassistance on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy to countries
\nlike Indonesia, which are NPT parties and are not seeking to
\ndevelop nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n
We are pleased that there is a clear majority of parties to
\nthe NPT which are committed to vote for unconditional indefinite
\nextension of the NPT, and that significant numbers of NAM
\nmembers, including ASEAN members such as Singapore and the
\nPhilippines, are among that majority. We hope that others, such
\nas Indonesia, will find it possible to join a consensus
\nsupporting that outcome.<\/p>\n
ROBERT L. BARRY<\/p>\n
U.S. Ambassador<\/p>\n
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