As noted above in connection with the Soviet Union's current stance on verification of arms control agreements -- namely its apparent commitment to intrusive on-site inspection -- the Soviet military has been at pains to appear less secretive than in the past.
The Center regards these Bush Administration initiatives as all the more unwarranted in light of the fact that the Soviet Union's performance in connection with the Iraqi crisis has been considerably less exemplary than the U.S. government has suggested publicly.