Summary

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 249462
Story Slug Russian Environment / News Conference (1993)
Location WASHINGTON, DC
Format TVD
Date 4/16/1993
Archive Time 21:05
TRT 5:54
Supers Dr. Murray Fesbach Vladimir P. Vorfolomeyev, Delegation Chairman Jan Hartke, President, Earthland
Video Description News conference
Script (SUGGESTED TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO) He says I'll step on my foot if I speak to a law. Very seriously, the problem has its roots right in the very beginning of the Soviet regime, when a decision was made to get production at any cost weapons at any costs, regardless of its cost, natural resources to human being, if you wish to add six reactors altogether. Then, of course, you have the Semipalatinsk area in Kazakhstan, which did it during the period 49 to 60, to approximately 129 120 130. Open air above the population testing of atomic weapons, they brought in the population to sit underneath it, including military including civilian. Then came the arms control agreement, of course of 63. And then they did 300 Underground, maybe 340. The numbers are much diverse. The point is, of course, is that it has affected the population, possibly even affecting the gene pool or the population and the consequences over two or three generations. This is something that's not determined. It's something I can't prove, but I believe that there's some beginnings of evidence in terms of incredible increases, certainly in the past couple of years of congenital anomalies at birth, birth defects and or birth deformities throughout the whole country, not just in specific places, not just in Ukraine, velour Russia and Russia and not just in Qatar and Dubai region, 01:39 Good morning dear friends, gentleman 01:50 we would like to thank the organizers of this press conference 02:04 think about ecological problems we should think globally and act locally To find solution of these problems in our own home and our own places. we work out the program of ecological security of rush and we're trying to mobilize the efforts of our own people to solve this problem 02:51 to push our economy on solution of economical and ecological problems 03:00 and we hope that we find our solution 03:03 but it's time limit 03:34 by American administration into ecological situation Russia 5:12 Russia is not a country who really needs handouts. Russia is a country in transition from a terrible legacy of communism. Suddenly having to figure out how to promote a free market, promote new democratic reforms, promote environmental protection and do it overnight. They're suffering terrible rates of unemployment and inflation. And it would be a mistake of historic proportions for us not to now present an investment package for Russia, not just this year, but for the long haul.
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