41.   Russia strongly opposes U.S. plans to deploy a defense against ballistic missiles, saying it would offset the strategic balance and trigger a new arms race.

42.   --The proliferation of medium-range ballistic missiles, driven primarily by North Korean sales, is significantly altering strategic balances in the Middle East and Asia.

43.   The system would throw off the global strategic balance, hamper arms control efforts and trigger an arms race, he said.

44.   The world has still not settled down to a new strategic balance that reflects the end of the Cold War.

45.   They argue that it would upset the international strategic balance by placing in jeopardy the deterrent effect of their own arsenals of offensive nuclear missiles.

46.   Turkey said the missiles, along with planned Greek air force and naval bases on the island, would shift the strategic military balance in the region.

47.   While making Phillips much larger, analysts also said the deal would give the company better strategic balance.

48.   Former foreign minister Edgardo Mercado Jarrin said Peru must maintain the strategic balance in the region that he said Ecuador had broken with the acquisition of the fighter jets.

49.   A revision of the treaty was demanded by Moscow and was agreed because of the changes in the strategic balance wrought by break-up of the Soviet Union.

50.   A revision of the treaty was demanded by Moscow and was agreed because the changes in the strategic balance wrought by break-up of the Soviet Union.