It also makes no sense to try to convince the Russians that both countries should pursue an abstract concept, such as strategic stability.

The statement called on experts from both sides to prepare a joint report on how to tackle new threats to strategic stability.

"International opinion generally believes that this step by the United States will wreck global strategic stability and may lead to a new arms race."

The declaration will enhance both strategic stability and predictability without creating verification difficulties for either side.

As priority tasks, they should focus on the following issues: (a) The additional steps necessary to insure that the reductions enhance strategic stability.

And he added that strategic stability required that all three of these concepts be preserved.

And to maintain our strategic stability with Russia.

Second, he said, he came to explain that "strategic stability" is essential to good relations with the United States and progress at home.

It is those events that made possible the steps aimed at improving strategic stability and lessening the danger of conflicts.

"It would be a more perfect solution in terms of overall strategic stability than the unilateral American decision to build a national missile defense."