Attitudes to Security Policy in the Federal Republic (April 1981)

Judgement on questions of security policy.

Topics: knowledge about the willingness of Brezhnev for disarmament
negotiations; expected changes of East-West relations from a summit
meeting of the heads of state of the USA and the USSR; attitude to
negotiations on limitation of long-range missiles (SALT Talks);
attitude to an end to stationing medium-range missiles in Europe;
assessment of the seriousness of the Soviet desire for peace; attitude
to talks on disarmament in Europe; judgement on current and future
military strength of the USA in comparison to the USSR; assignment of
responsibility for the tensions in East-West relations; judgement on
the foreign policy of President Reagan; judgement on the situation in
El Salvador and attitude to economic as well as military support of the
USA.